Photo Elysée is presenting two exhibitions at the Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles, from July 6 to October 4, 2026!
Animal Model explores two centuries of photography through the presence of animals in images. The exhibition shows how photographers have observed, celebrated, staged, or questioned our relationship with living creatures. From scientific images to contemporary works, it examines how photography influences the way we love, exploit, or defend animals.
Chilean artist, architect and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar, whose politically engaged work explores images, memory and the urgencies of the contemporary world, will be honored at the Théâtre Antique as the recipient of the 11th Prix Pictet for The End, his series devoted to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Appearing alone on stage, Jaar reflects on this series before turning to more recent projects that extend beyond photography into a powerful reflection on ecology, perception and the power of images.
His exhibition, Inferno & Paradiso, is on view through November 1 at Photo Elysée.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021 by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. From its position in orbit around the Sun, the telescope…
