La Línea Blanca – The White Line

The places that man has been unable to conquer and shape to his taste are, paradoxically, those where we can find freedom and rediscover our identity. In this regard, the Arctic is one of the most inaccessible places where we can return to the roots of human nature.

A vast ice desert unfolds, inhospitable and enigmatic, with untouched beauty. Where earth and sky become one.

The infinite nature of the Arctic world contrasts with the insignificance of human life. An imposing silence pervades everything, providing a profound sense of peace and an awareness of being alive. Of being one more among all Earth’s beings.

The Arctic’s inhabitants enjoy the serenity and simplicity associated with the origins of human life; they live connected to nature, far-removed from the rules that govern the industrialised world. Nature gives them everything they need.

The shadowless, white landscape teaches us once again to look, to discover every detail of this untameable land. Where only by following the laws of nature can you survive.

Photographs taken between 2016 and 2019 in the Arctic Circle, in the regions of Kulusuk and Qaanaaq in Greenland, Yamalia in Siberia, and Norwegian and Finnish Lapland.