Review of the Leonardo Center Exhibit of
EXODUS
Photographs by SEBASTIAO SALGÃDO

“Exodus” is on display Oct. 1 through Dec. 17 at The Leonardo

 

Six Years. Forty Countries. Three hundred photographs. Over twenty exhibitions.  One photographer.

 

On November 4, 2005, the Salt Lake Chamber's Leadership Utah Alumni hosted a special breakfast showing of this exhibit and continental breakfast.  Guests were rewarded with a VIP tour given by Leslie Kelen, Executive Director and Kent Miles, Director of Photography for the CDA.

"EXODUS" is a visual chronicle of the global movement of populations at the turn of the millennium.  Beginning in 1993 and continuing for the next six years, internationally renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado worked among migrants, refugees, and exiles across 40 countries in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, documenting their places of origin, the circumstances of their flight, and their uncertain destinations and destinies.

 

About the CDA: The Center for Documentary Arts (CDA) is dedicated to using the tools of documentary work—photography, oral history, film making, narrative writing, radio broadcasting, and visual art—to help Utahns look inward to better understand our state's past and present and to gaze outward to discover our connection to the nation and the world. CDA creates and supports projects that examine and honor the cultural, spiritual, and ethnic identities of our state's and nation's diverse population in forums wherein we can acknowledge differences, establish common ground, and, hence, build community.

About the Leonardo Center: Situated on Library Square, The Leonardo will be an integral part of this physical and cultural rebirth. A completely new kind of art, culture, and science center geared toward adults and young people ages ten and up, The Leonardo’s exhibits, activities, and performances will encourage creativity and promote a deeper understanding of ourselves, our world, and our potential.