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Sebastião Salgado
The World Through His Eyes
Organised by The Royal Photographic Society of Thailand
and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, in collaboration
with Sundaram Tagore Gallery
8 February - 8 March 2017
Main Gallery, 8th floor
Opening Ceremony on Wednesday 8 February 2017 at 18.30 hrs.
Sebastião Salgado is one of the word’s greatest living photographers. In
the past three decades, he has traveled to more than
100 countries for his
photographic projects. Breaking down barriers, he lives with his subjects
for weeks, immersing himself in
their environments. He sees himself as
a participant entering their story. Within a single frame, he captures the
fragility and
the fortitude of the human spirit.
For his first major exhibition in Thailand, the photographer presents iconic
black-and-white images from his most influential series: Workers (1986-1992),
Exodus (1993-1999) and Genesis (2004-2011). A portfolio of of 20 prints
titled Other Americas will also
be on view. From hauntingly beautiful images of
disappearing landscapes to scenes chronicling the mass displacement of
people
across the globe, each of his works is infused with empathy and respect.
Sebastião Salgado has been awarded numerous prominent photographic prizes
in recognition of his accomplishments. He is a
UNICEFGoodwill Ambassador,
and among other distinctions, an honorary member of the Academy of Arts
and Sciences in the
USA. Touring exhibitions of this work have been, and continue
to be, presented in museums throughout the world. In 2013
the book De ma
terre à la Terre (From my land to the planet), a narrative account of Salgado’s
life and career, was published,
and in 2014, the documentary film The Salt of
the Earth, directed by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado was released.
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