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Greenlandic culture in her attempt to inspire a new look at the effects of climate change on the melting Arctic. She adopts, for example, the legendary Mother of the Sea as a symbol representing pollution and catastrophe.
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expressing Inuit themes in music and dance, her innovative poetry has featured in international festivals. Kleemann now lives and works in
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