Book
In 1955, Jean Malaurie published 'The Last Kings of Thule', an account of his scientific mission to the north of Greenland in 1950–51. Aged 28, the young geologist went alone to winter with the 34 inhabitants of the village of Siorapaluk, whose way of life he adopted. It is this daily life, along with the origins and culture of the Polar Eskimos, that Jean Malaurie recounts in his book. Accessible data, colourful characters and dense information have made this book an international reference in ethnology.
Music
The composer of electronic music Romain Delahaye, aka Molécule, goes to extreme places to record sounds and create “a sensory soundtrack". In 2018, Molécule spent 36 days with his recording equipment in the village of Tiniteqilaaq, in the south-east of Greenland. The result was his latest work -22,7°C (the lowest temperature he experienced there), a poetic symphony full of nostalgia, hope and magic.
Film
Released in 2016, 'Journey to Greenland' by Sébastien Betbeder traces the adventure of Thomas and Thomas, two 30-somethings whose problems in Paris brought them to... Kullorsuaq, a village with fewer than 450 inhabitants, one of the most isolated in Greenland. This is where Nathan, the father of one of them chose to come to live 20 years earlier. A real journey of initiation for the two young men who discover the Inuit world among immense landscapes.