Patria Nostra

From 12 November 2026 to 16 January 2027, Galerie Les filles du calvaire presents the first solo exhibition of French photographer Julie Joubert, on the first floor of its historic space at 17 rue des Filles du Calvaire.

Patria Nostra is the result of three years of immersion within the French Foreign Legion. With this series, Joubert was awarded the Prix Découverte Fondation Louis Roederer at the 57th edition of Les Rencontres d’Arles. Through a body of photographs made across several of its structures, Julie Joubert documents the journey of young recruits, from their selection to their integration into operational regiments.

Beyond the military institution, her work explores notions of uprooting, belonging, and the reconstruction of the self, revealing the individual trajectories that emerge behind the imposed uniformity of the body.

Julie Joubert, Patria Nostra, sans titre, 2023
Courtesy of Galerie Les filles du Calvaire