GENESIS: Sebastião Salgado | Level 4

North American Premiere

Until September 2, 2013

Roloff Beny Gallery, Michael Lee Crystal, Level 4 and Centre Block, Level 3

GENESIS by internationally renowned social documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado makes its North American premiere at the ROM presented in partnership with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.  GENESIS is an eight year photographic expedition travelling to 32 different locations around the planet, showcasing over two hundred hauntingly beautiful and provocative photographs aspiring to share the raw beauty of the landscapes, seascapes and people that have escaped the destructive reach of modern society.  Curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado, GENESIS takes you on a journey to rediscover the far corners of the world and urges you to consider what is left of our planet, what is in peril and what is left to be saved.

Through innovative exhibitions and contemporary projects, ROM Contemporary Culture provides insight and inspiration to help our community make sense of the modern world and connect with one another.  This season, ROM: Contemporary Culture explores the issues of environment and climate change, asking: how does landscape change a culture and how does culture change a landscape?

• Experience GENESIS: Sebastião Salgado, pre-purchase your ROM tickets today.
• Don’t miss your opportunity to hear Sebastião Salgado discuss GENESIS in a special lecture May 2.
• Learn more about Sebastião Salgado and curator Lélia Wanick Salgado.
• Visit Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival for a complete list of festival events.

The exhibit is organized by Amazonas Images, presented by ROM: Contemporary Culture and the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Sebastiao Salgado: Genesis is a primary exhibition of the festival.  CONTACT is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Celebrate Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund