LA FÁBRICA AND FUNDACIÓN CANAL PRESENT AQUA MATER, THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY OF SEBASTIÃO SALGADO ON WATER AS SOURCE OF LIFE

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Sebastião Salgado, Iceberg in the Weddell Sea. Antarctic Peninsula, 2005. © Sebastião Salgado.

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Fundación Canal and La Fábrica present Aqua Mater, an exhibition devoted to the work of Sebastião Salgado revolving around water as an essential element for life. It will open beginning in late October at the Castellana 214 Hall, coinciding with Canal de Isabel II’s 175th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of Fundación Canal.  

Curated by Lélia Wanick Salgado, it brings together for the first time a broad selection from the series Aqua Mater and Glaciers. The exhibition route presents nearly one hundred large-sized, black and white photographs taken over the course of more than two decades of travel through some of our planet’s most unique landscapes. 

For the first time, the collection includes a selection of images from the series Glaciers, coming to Madrid in a presentation designed specifically for Fundación Canal’s Castellana 214 Hall after having travelled through France and Italy. 

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Glacier covered in ash near Baily Head volcano, Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2005. © Sebastião Salgado.
Glacier covered in ash near Baily Head volcano, Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2005. © Sebastião Salgado.
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Iceberg in the Weddell Sea. Icebergs are fragments of glaciers that break off into the sea. Antarctic Peninsula, 2005. © Sebastião Salgado.
Iceberg in the Weddell Sea. Icebergs are fragments of glaciers that break off into the sea. Antarctic Peninsula, 2005. © Sebastião Salgado.
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The Gdansk Shipyard was the birthplace of the strikes organised by the Solidarity trade union movement, which contributed to the fall of Communism all across the Soviet bloc between 1989 and 1990. In the image, we see the side launching of a ship. Poland, 1990. © Sebastião Salgado.
The Gdansk Shipyard was the birthplace of the strikes organised by the Solidarity trade union movement, which contributed to the fall of Communism all across the Soviet bloc between 1989 and 1990. In the image, we see the side launching of a ship. Poland, 1990. © Sebastião Salgado.
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Workers at the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat laundry, mainly migrants from the state of Uttar Pradesh, washing clothing for private households. Bombay, India, 1995. © Sebastião Salgado.
Workers at the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat laundry, mainly migrants from the state of Uttar Pradesh, washing clothing for private households. Bombay, India, 1995. © Sebastião Salgado.
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Date
21/07/2026

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