Scenes from an Island is the second monograph by Florence Montmare. This collection of photographs and texts was created between 2014 and 2024, during various stays at the Ingmar Bergman Estate on the Swedish island of Fårö.

Divided into three acts, Montmare’s series examines themes of time, transience, and vulnerability of humankind and nature, as reflected in the climate crisis and global conflicts. Set against the dramatic island landscape, which served Bergman as a source of inspiration and a backdrop for his films, islanders and refugees become protagonists in a photographic reflection on the existential issues of our time.

Text by Ingmar Bergman Jr., Nancy Hall-Duncan, Natasha Chuk, and poetic passages by Florence Montmare

Published by Kerber Verlag, Berlin.