​LES GRILLES DU SENAT

September 15, 2018 - First day of hanging for this exhibit which will last until January 13, 2019!

Official launch on September 19, 2019 in the presence of the Sénat vice-President and many senators, sponsors and VIP's.

Senatrice Marie-Christine Blandin; Sénat vice-présidente Marie-Noëlle Lienemann; Carolin Copeland; ex-prime minister Lionel Jospin; Sebastian and actrice Emmanuelle Béart.

Explorer Jean-Louis Etienne, Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Sebastian Copeland

The official launch ceremony takes place in the French Sénat, in the Salle René Coty, on September 19, 2018

Sebastian delivers a searing speech denouncing the lack of action on climate change during the official launch at the Sénat in front of 33 media outlets as well as guests and politicians during the official launch ceremony, on September 19, 2018

More than 50,000 people visited the exhibit on its first official weekend, September 22nd and 23rd 2018.

Warm weather and a summer extending well into October made for record attendance of the exhibit.

Many of the exhibit's images can be found in Sebastian's award winning books, including "Arctica: The Vanishing North" (teNeues 2015)

The 83 panels are lit for 24 hours of viewing with low energy bright LED lights.

Ours Polaire (Ursus maritimus), banquise canadienne

Icebergs, Îles Melchior, Antarctique

Île d’ Ellesmere, Arctique canadien

Zephir, au Fjord d’Otto sur l’Île d’Ellesmere à 79°N, Arctique canadien

Baie de Neko, péninsule Antarctique

Iceberg, Qaanaaq, Groenland du Nord

Iceberg, Groenland du Nord