FILIPOVA Anna

Arctic Coal

2016jury

Arctic Coal” depicts Svalbard, a cold, dark and isolated island. Norway and Russia are the only two countries present on this island due to the opening of coal mines, which the first one was built in the twenties. This is still the main industry of the island. The Svalbard mines, located just below the North Pole, are the northernmost in the world. The island’s inhabitants are mostly dominated society whose members are resident for a limited time: Svalbard remains a unique place of work, frozen in the past since its construction.

About the artist

Anna FILIPOVA is a documentary photographer based between Paris and London. She has worked for the International New York Times and has been published in Dazed & Confused and The Guardian.