Sebastián Salgado. Limited Edition 'Genesis' - SUMO Illustrated Book

Sebastião Salgado. Genesis – Limited Collector's SUMO Edition with Bookstand and Signed Edition

A photographic homage to our planet: breathtaking in scale and timeless in beauty.

Genesis is Sebastião Salgado’s visual declaration of love for the earth. This SUMO edition is a monumental portfolio of nature, wildlife, and indigenous peoples in their most original form, captured photographically in a powerful black and white language. The work includes photographs from over 30 countries, from the volcanic islands of the Galápagos to the glaciers of Antarctica, from the Serengeti to the Amazon.

The Genesis collector’s edition (No. 501–3,000) is limited to 2,500 copies, numbered and signed by Sebastião Salgado. It consists of two linen volumes in elegant linen binding with a leather spine, a supplementary volume, and a bookstand designed by Tadao Ando: an artistic symbiosis of architecture, photography, and design.

What is special about this Collector’s Edition?

• Limited edition of 2,500 numbered and signed copies.

• Two high-quality linen-bound volumes with embossed title and leather spine.

• Book display in cherry veneer designed by star architect Tadao Ando

• With a separately bound accompanying volume for classifying the photographs.
  

• Language: English
  
  
• ISBN: 978-3-8365-4372-9

Book details:

• Format: 46.8 x 70 cm
  
  
• Weight: approx. 57 kg
  
  
• Pages: 704
  
  
• Delivered in a wooden transport box (total weight: approx. 59 kg)

About Sebastião Salgado:
Sebastião Salgado is one of the most important contemporary photographers. He began his career in Paris in the 1970s and became internationally known through projects such as Workers, Migration, and Sahel. His black-and-white images are of epic intensity and are characterized by a deep humanistic concern. Salgado sees Genesis as his legacy: a work intended to raise awareness of the state of our planet.

About Lélia Wanick Salgado:
The editor and designer of Genesis is Lélia Wanick Salgado. For decades, she has organized her husband's photographic projects and is responsible for their visual implementation, from book design to exhibition staging.

About book display designer Tadao Ando:
Tadao Ando is one of the most important architects of our time. Known for his clear design language and reduced aesthetic, he designed a custom bookstand for TASCHEN that displays Genesis as a work of art. The sculptural construction made of cherry wood emphasizes the exclusivity of this collector's piece.

About Instituto Terra:
Instituto Terra, an organization dedicated to reforestation and environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon. Taschen Verlag supports this project and actively contributes to CO2-neutral production through this publication.

A photographic manifesto of lasting significance: majestic, captivating, and deeply moving. Genesis is a milestone in art and nature photography.