From living with cannibals to trekking across Siberia at sub-zero temperatures, Sebastião Salgado’s done it all. Thankfully, he’s captured his travels and exploits in pictorial form for armchair travellers to (jealously) admire.
World-renowned photojournalist Sebastião Salgado debuts a critically acclaimed collection of 245 black-and-white photographs for the first time ever in Asia. Genesis, an eight-year-long photographic journey (how’s that for dedication), is his tribute to our planet and the remote human communities that reside in far-flung corners of the world.
South Sandwich Islands. 2009 © Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas images
In the lush, unbridled Amazon basin, view intriguing images of Indian tribes like the Waura, Kuikuro and Kamayura. At the mountains and coasts of Argentina and Chile, see Salgado’s wonderful close-ups of giant icebergs, penguins, and seals. In Ethiopia, accessories take on a whole new meaning: the Mursi and Surma women wear giant lip plates with pride. Uncommon landscapes, like the rippling sand dunes in the Sahara, also feature prominently in the exhibition.
Visit the National Museum from 26 April to 27 July to marvel at the majestic, fragile beauty of our world and its inhabitants in Sebastião Selgado’s Genesis. We found it deeply moving, inspiring, and awe-inducing – need we say more?
Genesis, Exhibition Gallery 2 (Basement level), National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897, p. 6332 3659. Admission is free. Opens from 10am-6pm daily.
Top image: Ethiopia. 2007 © Sebastião Salgado / Amazonas images