SEBASTIÃO SALGADO – EXODUS
2021-04-26In the photographic series “EXODUS”, Salgado documents the dark side of the modern age: the ruthless exploitation of nature and the fate of millions of people on the run who are struggling to survive under the most degrading conditions. Salgado was so affected by this immense suffering that it robbed him of the will to live. Exhausted and disillusioned, he stopped taking photos for several years. However, his wife Lélia Salgado suggested that they reforest the rainforest. In 1998 they founded the Istituto Terra and since then have replanted more than 2.5 million trees. The paradise that Salgado knew as a child had once again emerged. With nature returning, they regained hope and resolved to show others that it is worth getting involved.
Opposite – Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995
Exhibition runs through to June 30th, 2021
Kunstfoyer (Online Virtual 360° exhibition)
Maximilianstr. 53
80530 München
www.versicherungskammer-kulturstiftung.de
