Signs_

First edition of Signs_ by Marta Bevacqua (2025) Specifications - Hardback, Cloth - 260 x 220 mm - 128 pages - 89 images About the Special edition with Prints - Each print is in an edition of 20 numbered and stamped copies - Accompanied by a numbered artist label, signed by Marta Bevacqua - Printed on Hahnemühle Pearl paper - Size of "Self-portrait in Svalbard" and "Northern lights in Longyearbyen" - 24 x 17 cm / 9" x 7" including 1 .5 cm / 0.6" white border - Size of "West of Svalbard" - 24 x 20 cm / 9" x 8" including 1.5 cm / 0.6" (top, left and right) white border and 10 cm / 4" bottom white border Please note that the special edition will go up in price in increments as the edition sells through About Signs_ This photographic project by Marta Bevacqua traces the evolution of a childhood dream — sparked by a novel at age twelve — into a lifelong connection with Svalbard. Between 2016 and 2024, she returned five times, always in winter, drawn to the Arctic’s stark beauty and constant transformation. Each visit reveals a new aspect of the landscape: from the polar night to the first return of sunlight, from snowstorms to melting ice. In a place where nature sets the rhythm, nothing stays the same. Bevacqua’s imagery blends landscape photography with symbolic elements — like a red sweater marking human presence — alongside polaroid experiments and surreal visions of the Arctic moon. Her work reflects on memory, solitude, and the fragile balance between humans and nature. More than a fulfilled dream, Svalbard became a refuge — a place of return and reflection. A visual meditation on silence, time, and the signs nature leaves behind.