In a new exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Sebastião Salgado presents his latest work, “Africa.”
The exhibition takes a look at the true state of Africa through Salgado’s eyes. Many regions in Africa suffer from endless wars and environmental degradation; however, some of the cities featured in the exhibition are experiencing rapid economic growth. The exhibition also highlights the continent’s vast natural resources. Through his work, Salgado seeks to ask the universal question of how to respond to the widening gap between the rich and poor in Africa.
Salgado is a pioneer of the photo-documentary genre. He started his career as an economist and began photographing Africa in the 1970s. Recently, Salgado has been traveling the world to document places never visited by westerners for his “Genesis” project, which will be his last major work.
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