In her statement, France-based photographer Julia de Cooker poses the question, “Is living in Longyearbyen really living on this planet?” While the answer may seem obvious, the longer I thought about the isolated Norwegian archipelago the less sure I became. In Svalbard, an Arcticficial Life, Cooker immerses the viewer in a place devoid of an

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