Book of the month: Only Barely Still – On Women and Wilderness by Catherine Lemblé
- Catherine Lemblé (author)
- The Eriskay Connection (publisher)
- June, 2026 (date of publication)
- ISBN 9789493363250
- 164 pages
- 35 euros
Silhouettes emerge, concealed behind white pages as if at the heart of a blizzard. In the Arctic setting of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, our collective imagination has long conditioned us to expect male figures.
Yet in Only Barely Still – On Women and Wilderness, Belgian photographer Catherine Lemblé chooses instead to meet the women who live and work in these remote territories. Through a combination of portraits and landscapes, she questions the narratives that have shaped the history of polar exploration, while Abi Andrews’ essay brings an ecofeminist perspective that runs throughout this remarkably publication by Eriskay Connection.
The book concludes with photographs from the archives of the Norwegian Polar Institute, paying tribute to the women who contributed (often behind the scenes) to the exploration and understanding of these regions.
