Aqua Mater. Sebastião Salgado

A Fundación Canal exhibition that explores water as a source of life in its three states, through the eyes of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado.

The exhibition brings together a collection of large-format black-and-white photographs in which Sebastião Salgado, the Brazilian photographer, places water at the heart of nature. It is the first major show devoted to the artist since his death, and its curator, Lélia Wanick Salgado, has selected the images that make up the route through the galleries.

According to the presentation, the title Aqua Mater refers to a project that captures the sensitivity with which the artist portrayed nature, especially water in its solid, liquid and gaseous states. The images are the fruit of journeys to remote places such as Antarctica, Canada, Patagonia, the Amazon, Iceland, the Himalayas, Russia and South Georgia.

During its stay in Madrid, the exhibition includes a selection from the Glaciers series. Given its approach as both landscape and document, the visit will appeal to anyone who wants to see how the photographer approaches the natural environment from a contemplative perspective.