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title: "AMAZÔNIA: Big Nature, Compelling Questions"
subtitle: Photography by Sebastião Salgado
image: amazonia.jpg
imageCaption: Anavilhanas archipelago, Anavilhanas National Park, Lower Rio Negro, state of Amazonas,Brazil, 2019
event:
  session1: 2026-02-05 10:30
  session2: 2026-02-05 18:30
  venue: Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
  venueUrl: https://www.museenkoeln.de/rautenstrauch-joest-museum/
  venueAddress: Cäcilienstraße 29--33, 50667 Köln
  fee: "Regular ArtTalk 28€; Kids/Students/Artists 8€; KölnTag: free entrance with Cologne ID"
  registrationInformation: "Register one week before the ArtTalk. Minimum participants: 5. Maximum: 15. If the ArtTalk does not take place, you will be informed by email two days before. No email means you are confirmed."
  bankAccount: DE17 6723 0000 4019 2455 50
  paymentInformation: "Please transfer the ArtTalk fee one week before the event. Refund possible if cancellation is communicated before the ArtTalk."
  information: "Meeting point: central foyer. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Large bags (bigger than A4) must be checked. Contact: Karla Schlaepfer, info@art-talks.de"
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# newsletterPreviewLine: Sebastião Salgado’s powerful photography at RJM
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Amazônia is one of those shows that pulls you in fast.

Huge black-and-white photographs, powerful contrasts, and a sense of scale that makes you slow down without even noticing.

In this ArtTalk, we’ll look at how the photographer Sebastião Salgado builds atmosphere through light, rhythm, and repetition. This makes Salgado’s 7 year project feel more like an experience than a “photo exhibition.”

We’ll explore the critical questions the images raise.

What do we see as “nature,” what do we romanticize, and what do we overlook?

Expect a mix of challenging visual reading, group dialogue, and moments to simply take it in.

- 💰 Fee: €28 adults \| €8 students, artists, and kids
- 💡 Long Cologne Thursday opening, free for Cologne citizens (bring your valid ID).

Let’s step into another world together.