Glacier Pull

The glaciers of Georgia’s Great Caucasus have long shaped landscapes, rivers, and communities. On our poster, the peaks of Svaneti are mirrored in a stretch of Elarji cheese, pulled by a hand — a visual metaphor for the shrinking snow and ice cover. What was once solid and enduring is now melting, just like the glaciers themselves.

Recent data shows significant reductions in glacier area and number, especially in western Georgia, and under current temperature projections, all of Georgia’s major glaciers could disappear by 2100. Yet there is hope: if we act now to slow climate change, a large portion of these glaciers can still be preserved.

Paired with an infographic depicting glacier retreat over time, this poster turns abstract climate data into something tangible, culturally familiar, and emotionally resonant, reminding us that climate change is not just numbers — it is a lived transformation affecting landscapes, communities, and daily life.

Illustration by Mariam Kvaratskhelia