Amazônia is a major exhibition by the award-winning photographer Sebastião Salgado (b. 1944, Brazil). The exhibition is a powerful exploration of the Amazon rainforest, its Indigenous peoples, and the urgent threat of climate change.
The exhibition is curated and designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado, featuring over 200 photographs, a soundtrack by Jean-Michel Jarre, two projection rooms, video testimonies from Indigenous leaders, tactile image plates for the visually impaired, and a space dedicated to Instituto Terra, the reforestation non-governmental organisation founded by the Salgados.
Amazônia powerfully demonstrates the beauty and majesty of the Amazon region, while issuing an important call to protect and conserve what has been called “the lungs of the world”.
The exhibition features photographic artworks with male and female nudity and contains imagery of dead animals. Visitor discretion is advised.
An exhibition of photographs by Sebastião Salgado
Location: National Museum of Singapore, Exhibition Gallery 1 and 2
Date: 22 November 2024 – 2 March 2025
Timing: 10am – 7pm daily (Last admission at 6.30pm)
Admission fee: Tickets starts from $7.70 (Early Bird Promotion) and $11 (Regular ticket pricing) for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents
Join Sebastião Salgado for a special talk on Saturday, 16 November, before the exhibition opens its doors.
For over 50 years, the world-renowned photographer and activist-artist Sebastião Salgado has dedicated himself to documenting humankind and nature on photographic expeditions across the globe.
In this keynote talk, Salgado discusses the impetus behind Amazônia, his experiences photographing the vast wilderness in “the lungs of the world”, and the importance of protecting the Amazon and its indigenous population.
This will be followed by additional perspectives from local and overseas speakers on the issues of conservation and reforestation. As main global sponsors of the Amazônia exhibition, Zurich Insurance will share about their work on the Zurich Forest Project in Brazil and the role of corporations in building climate resilience and supporting a sustainable future for all communities. Following this, Dr Chong Kwek Yan will be speaking about Singapore’s own forest ecological monitoring initiatives and how it
contributes to efforts to protect and restore our remaining rainforests.
