""In "Genesis," my camera allowed nature to speak to me. And it was
my privilege to listen."" --Sebastiao Salgado
On a very fortuitous day in 1970, 26-year-old Sebastiao Salgado
held a camera for the first time. When he looked through the
viewfinder, he experienced a revelation: suddenly life made sense.
From that day onward--though it took years of hard work before he
had the experience to earn his living as a photographer--the camera
became his tool for interacting with the world. Salgado, who
"always preferred the chiaroscuro palette of black-and-white
images," shot very little color in his early career before giving
it up completely.
Raised on a farm in Brazil, Salgado possessed a deep love and
respect for nature; he was also particularly sensitive to the ways
in which human beings are affected by their often devastating
socio-economic conditions. Of the myriad works Salgado has produced
in his acclaimed career, three long-term projects stand out:
"Workers"(1993), documenting the vanishing way of life of manual
laborers across the world, "Migrations"(2000), a tribute to mass
migration driven by hunger, natural disasters, environmental
degradation and demographic pressure, and this new opus, "Genesis,"
the result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover the
mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so
far escaped the imprint of modern society--the land and life of a
still-pristine planet. "Some 46% of the planet is still as it was
in the time of genesis," Salgado reminds us. "We must preserve what
exists." The "Genesis" project, along with the Salgados' Instituto
Terra, are dedicated to showing the beauty of our planet, reversing
the damage done to it, and preserving it for the future.
Over 30 trips--travelled by foot, light aircraft, seagoing
vessels, canoes, and even balloons, through extreme heat and cold
and in sometimes dangerous conditions--Salgado created a collection
of images showing us nature, animals, and indigenous peoples in
breathtaking beauty. Mastering the monochrome with an extreme
deftness to rival the virtuoso Ansel Adams, Salgado brings
black-and-white photography to a new dimension; the tonal
variations in his works, the contrasts of light and dark, recall
the works of Old Masters such as Rembrandt and Georges de La Tour.
What does one discover in "Genesis"? The animal species and
volcanoes of the Galapagos; penguins, sea lions, cormorants, and
whales of the Antarctic and South Atlantic; Brazilian alligators
and jaguars; African lions, leopards, and elephants; the isolated
Zo'e tribe deep in the Amazon jungle; the Stone Age Korowai people
of West Papua; nomadic Dinka cattle farmers in Sudan; Nenet nomads
and their reindeer herds in the Arctic Circle; Mentawai jungle
communities on islands west of Sumatra; the icebergs of the
Antarctic; the volcanoes of Central Africa and the Kamchatka
Peninsula; Saharan deserts; the Negro and Jurua rivers in the
Amazon; the ravines of the Grand Canyon; the glaciers of Alaska...
and beyond. Having dedicated so much time, energy, and passion to
the making of this work, Salgado likens "Genesis" to "my love
letter to the planet."
Whereas the limited Collector's Edition is conceived like a
large-format portfolio that meanders across the planet, this
unlimited book presents a selection of photographs arranged in five
chapters geographically: Planet South, Sanctuaries, Africa,
Northern Spaces, Amazonia and Pantanal.
Each in its own way, this book and the Collector's edition--both
edited and designed by Lelia Wanick Salgado--pay homage to
Salgado's triumphant and unparalleled "Genesis" project.
The world premiere of "Sebastiao Salgado: Genesis "will open at the
Natural History Museum in London on April 11, 2013. The exhibition
builds on the Museum's reputation as the home of the planet's best
nature photography. For further information and to book tickets
please go to www.nhm.ac.uk/salgado. Additionally, from May 14th, a
special portfolio of plantinum prints from "Genesis" will be shown
at Phillips Howick Place gallery in London.
Worldwide venues for the "Genesis" exhibition: The Natural History
Museum, London, UK - April 11 through September 8, 2013 The Royal
Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada - May 2 through September 2, 2013
Ara Pacis Museum, Rome, Italy - May 15 through September 15, 2013
Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - May 28 through August
25, 2013 Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland - September 21,
2013 through January 12, 2014 La Maison Europeenne de la
Photographie (MEP), Paris, France - September 25, 2013 through
January 5, 2014 SESC Belenzinho, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil - September
9 - November 2013
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