Jean de Pomereu’s work has focused on Antarctica and the Polar Regions for nearly twenty years. He has visited Antarctica on many occasions, accompanying both artistic and scientific expeditions with the United States, New Zealand, Peruvian and Chinese Antarctic programmes. In 2006, he was the photographer for Lita Albuquerque’s Stellar Axis: Antarctica land-art installation, one of the most ambitious artistic project ever undertaken on the continent. In 2017, he took part in the ‘Antarctic Biennale’ expedition commissioned by Russian artist Alexander Ponomarev. His photographic series ‘Topography of Absence’, ‘Contours of Silence’ and ‘Sans Nom’ focus on the minerality and abstraction of Antarctic landscapes and have been widely exhibited.

As co-editor with Salto Ulbeek Publishers, Jean has overseen the publication and exhibiting of the first platinum-palladium prints and portfolios made from the original negatives of some of the earliest Antarctic photographers, including Frank Hurley and Herbert Ponting. These represent unique contributions to the preservation and contextualization of early exploration photography. 

Following studies in photography and art history in Paris, Jean completed a Masters in Polar Studies at the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in Historical Geography at the University of Exeter. His practice and research focus on two separate but intertwined questions: one is the visual culture of Antarctica, the other is the scientific and political history of the ice. 

SOLO SHOWS

2021 “Echos”, Bigaignon, Paris, France
2013 Abbey aux Dames, Caen, France
2012 A. Gallery, Paris, France
2010 OFOTO Gallery, Shanghai, PRC
2009 Gallery du Globe, Chamonix, France
2008 Artheme Gallery, Paris, France
2008 Gallery Caroline Stoop, Brussels, Belgium
2006 Cultural Center of Uccle, Brussels, Belgium

GROUP SHOWS

2024 Art Brussels, Bigaignon, Brussels, Belgium
2018 David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, United Stated of America
2018 “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012”, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, United Stated of America
2016 “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012”, Brower Center, Berkeley, United Stated of America
2015 Lens Culture Exposure Awards 2014, PhotoLondon, England
2015 “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012”, McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Gallery, Ontario, Canada
2014 “Stellar Axis : Antarctica’, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, United Stated of America
2013 “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012 “, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington, United Stated of America
2013 Galerie Rivière et Faivelay, Paris, France
2011 “The Altered Landscape”, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, United Stated of America
2011 “The Great White South”, Young Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
2006 “Sur la Terre Comme au Ciel”, Galerie Marceau Bastille, Paris, France
2005 “In From the Cold”, Christchurch Art Gallery, New-Zeland
2005 The Special Photographers Company, London, England

DISTINCTIONS

2022-2025 European Commission H2020 Marie Curie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF) for research project ICEglobe, "The Globalisation of Ice Sheets: a Scientific and Political History"
2021 European Commission H2020 Marie Curie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, England
2019 Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program Research Award(BPCRCAP). Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Columbus, United Stated of America
2014 Finaliste, Exposure Awards
2005-2009 Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA), UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, University of Exeter and Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London, England