Belgium's Ice Magic Festival displays Star Wars characters amid a balmy winter
Thirty artists belonging to 12 countries sculpt everything from droids to Ewoks
Hungary's Zsolt Toth carves Star Wars character Darth Vader for the ice sculpture festival in Liege, Belgium, November 13, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
Star Wars characters can be found at Belgium's Ice Magic festival, as the sci-fi series has been selected as the theme for the annual ice sculpture festival in Liege this year.
As many as 30 artists belonging to 12 countries sculpt everything from droids to Ewoks using chainsaws and light sabers in the the climate-controlled halls.
The ice sculptures have been coming together for about four weeks with sculptors carving away in sub-zero temperatures. The sculptures include Darth Vader and the Sith Lord, among dozens of other Star Wars characters.
However, several artists have complained of catching colds from alternating temperatures when they enter and leave the hall, as the festival complains of an unusually warm winter.
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Ice Magic's Managing Director Francis Vandendorpe told Associated Press the cooling bill would be around $10,700 - more than expected this year.
Twelve cooling compressors are also being used to prevent the ice from melting at the festival.
"You get sick from it. People are getting runny noses and it's pretty hard going", said sculptor Kim Arents.
"Outside it is too warm, working inside it's too cold."
The unexpectedly warm weather precedes global climate change summit in Paris this week.
This article originally appeared on BBC
As many as 30 artists belonging to 12 countries sculpt everything from droids to Ewoks using chainsaws and light sabers in the the climate-controlled halls.
The ice sculptures have been coming together for about four weeks with sculptors carving away in sub-zero temperatures. The sculptures include Darth Vader and the Sith Lord, among dozens of other Star Wars characters.
However, several artists have complained of catching colds from alternating temperatures when they enter and leave the hall, as the festival complains of an unusually warm winter.
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Ice Magic's Managing Director Francis Vandendorpe told Associated Press the cooling bill would be around $10,700 - more than expected this year.
Twelve cooling compressors are also being used to prevent the ice from melting at the festival.
"You get sick from it. People are getting runny noses and it's pretty hard going", said sculptor Kim Arents.
"Outside it is too warm, working inside it's too cold."
The unexpectedly warm weather precedes global climate change summit in Paris this week.
This article originally appeared on BBC