The seventh edition of 212 Photography Istanbul, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, is hosting the "Genesis" exhibition by Sebastiao Salgado, a Brazilian photojournalist with a five-decade legacy of documenting the world, for the first time in Istanbul as part of the Culture Road Festivals.
Salgado, one of the most significant documentary photographers and activists of our time, is known for his impactful black-and-white images depicting harsh living and working conditions, poverty, hunger and migrations in the world's underdeveloped countries. His "Genesis" project, consisting of 245 black-and-white photographs, will be displayed in Istanbul for three months.
This monumental project, worked on by Salgado between 2004 and 2011, is described by the artist as a "love letter to our planet." It focuses on landscapes and animal species threatened by climate change, documenting unchanged landscapes and communities in the North and South, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands despite the destructive impact of modern society. The exhibition takes the audience on a journey to explore different geographies and cultures, from the animal species of the Galapagos to the penguins of Antarctica and the South Atlantic, as well as the tribes in the Amazon.
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