The Montreal Planetarium Rio Tinto Alcan offers free entrance to a new immersive photo exhibit called Origins. This journey from the original chaos to the appearance of life, by the renowned photograph Olivier Grunewald and journalist Bernadette Gilbertas, explores nature through 60 photographs divided in four stages: Chaos, Earth, Eden, Creatures. From volcano eruptions under the northern lights to desert and lush jungles, the exhibition depicts perfectly the beauty and fragility of our planet.
First presented in Paris at Jardin du Luxembourg in 2018, visitors can contemplate the real work of art photographed through 30 years of world travelling and completely immerse themselves in the large-format images.
Olivier Grunewald has won numerous prizes for his work notably four World Press Photo awards, and multiple International Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. You might also have seen his work in documentaries like Nyiragongo, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Kawah Ijen, the Mystery of the Blue Flames.
Bernadette Gilbertas, Grunewald’s partner, has travelled the world advocating for the protection of ecosystems and natural environments through her writing.
The exhibition Origins is presented at the Montreal Planetarium, free of charge, until December 31, 2020.
By Maude Carrier
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