Exhibition about Bernard Soria’ photobook : « Quatre-vingtième parallèle »

February 19th until March 15th, 2026

‘It’s as if something knew before it happened what was going to happen, what happened and what is going to happen.’

Jon Josse

In the imagination of navigators and cartographers, Thule remained for a long time the ultimate point at the end of the world. Pytheas’ description of it in the 2nd century BCE does not allow us to pinpoint its location. It is an island somewhere in the Arctic.
These spaces resemble no known natural environment, with landscapes oscillating between solid and liquid worlds. For months, the sun does not rise. For months, it does not set.
In northern Iceland, the ice floe begins, a mixture of water and ice, translucent and sticky, threatening to trap ships. Mist and wind envelop the whole scene in a glassy and disturbing landscape.
These images, taken in the Svalbard archipelago, bear witness to a fragile territory that has become a symbol of climate change but also the scene of future political challenges. 

About the artist :

Based in France, photographer Bernard Soria pursues a sensitive and poetic approach, exploring questions of visibility, disappearance and our connection to the world.
His perspective, transformed by the experience of lockdown, has resulted in two acclaimed books: On ne ferme pas le ciel (2021) and Le ciel reste ouvert, presented at the Rencontres d’Arles 2023.
His work has been exhibited by Little Big Galerie in Paris and Arles.
Following his exhibition ‘Quatre-vingtième parallèle’ (80th as part of Photo-Days 2025 at LooLooLook Gallery in Paris, he published a book featuring 80 photographs and short texts.