EXHIBITION
Until May 30, 2026
ARTISTS
OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI
ALFIE MASOLIVER
NATALYA SAPRUNOVA
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
GALERIE VU’
60 avenue de Saxe
75 015 Paris
+33 1 53 01 85 85
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Open Wednesday to Saturday from 2pm to 6pm
and by appointment on other days
CONTACTS
Near. Far. Uncertain.
« Near. Distant. Uncertain. » brings together three photographic perspectives on the complex relationship between humanity and its environment, spanning from the silence of the American plains to the far reaches of the Arctic.
Together, these three narratives chart a map of human fragility where wandering, whether chosen, forced, or inherited, becomes a path toward understanding oneself and the world.
With Alfie Masoliver, we follow the romantic figure of the Wanderer along the roads of the American West. Inspired by Schubert, his series transposes metaphysical solitude, the very essence of the road trip. By capturing the traces of civilization in the absence of human presence, the photographer explores the aesthetic of the Sublime: a grandiose and desolate nature that becomes a mirror for our own subjectivity.
20 February – 18 April 2026
This journey through vast, snow-covered lands finds an echo in the work of Natalya Saprunova. Through Boreal People, she immerses us in the mystical culture of the cold. Her lens bears witness to the resilience of Northern peoples facing the dual threat of melting permafrost and the traumas of colonization and forced settlement, revealing a land that is literally slipping away.
Finally, Olivier Laban-Mattei takes us to Greenland with his series Black Snow. There, he depicts a people in the midst of an identity crisis, tossed between colonial heritage and dreams of independence. In this fragile landscape, marked by climate change and geopolitical appetites, his photographs recount the tension between social survival and the harshness of a world in flux.
Near. Far. Uncertain.
ARTISTES
OLIVIER LABAN-MATTEI
ALFIE MASOLIVER
NATALYA SAPRUNOVA
« Near. Distant. Uncertain. » brings together three photographic perspectives on the complex relationship between humanity and its environment, spanning from the silence of the American plains to the far reaches of the Arctic.
Together, these three narratives chart a map of human fragility where wandering, whether chosen, forced, or inherited, becomes a path toward understanding oneself and the world.
© Alfie Masoliver
With Alfie Masoliver, we follow the romantic figure of the Wanderer along the roads of the American West. Inspired by Schubert, his series transposes metaphysical solitude, the very essence of the road trip. By capturing the traces of civilization in the absence of human presence, the photographer explores the aesthetic of the Sublime: a grandiose and desolate nature that becomes a mirror for our own subjectivity.
© Natalya Saprunova
This journey through vast, snow-covered lands finds an echo in the work of Natalya Saprunova. Through Boreal People, she immerses us in the mystical culture of the cold. Her lens bears witness to the resilience of Northern peoples facing the dual threat of melting permafrost and the traumas of colonization and forced settlement, revealing a land that is literally slipping away.
© Olivier Laban-Mattei / MYOP
Finally, Olivier Laban-Mattei takes us to Greenland with his series Black Snow. There, he depicts a people in the midst of an identity crisis, tossed between colonial heritage and dreams of independence. In this fragile landscape, marked by climate change and geopolitical appetites, his photographs recount the tension between social survival and the harshness of a world in flux.
PRATICALS INFORMATIONS
GALERIE VU’
60 avenue de Saxe
75 015 Paris
Tel : +33 1 53 01 85 85
–
Open Wednesday to Saturday from 2pm to 6pm
and by appointment on other days
CONTACTS
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