The Salt of the Earth

May 10, 2025 / 15:00
May 23, 2025 / 19:00

Directors: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Participants: Sebastião Salgado, Wim Wenders, Lélia Wanick Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
France, Italy, Brazil, 2014, 110', DCP, color
French, English, Portuguese with Turkish subtitles

The Salt of the Earth, directed by visionary filmmaker Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, son of Sebastião Salgado, offers a unique opportunity to observe the world's significant social, economic, and environmental changes through the perspective of the world-renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado.

When Salgado began his photography career, he became known for documenting humanitarian tragedies such as wars, famine, migration, and poverty. However, the devastation he witnessed over the years profoundly impacted his perspective. This led him to turn his focus toward nature, launching his project ‘Genesis’, in which he photographed the untouched regions of the world.

Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards and was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, the film offers an exploration of a photographer's personal and artistic journey and an inspiring reflection on humanity's relationship with nature.

The Salt of the Earth

Rear Window

Blow-Up

Koudelka: Crossing the Same River

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye <br> Online Screening

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
Online Screening

Bill Cunningham New York

Good News from the Skies

Inspired by the exhibition And Now the Good News, which focusing on the relationship between mass media and art, we prepared horoscope readings based on the chapters of the exhibition. Using the popular astrological language inspired by the effects of the movements of celestial bodies on people, these readings with references to the works in the exhibition make fictional future predictions inspired by the horoscope columns that we read in the newspapers with the desire to receive good news about our day.

Explore the Museum with the Little Yellow Circle!

Published as part of Pera Learning programs, “The Little Yellow Circle (Küçük Sarı Daire)” is a children’s book written by Tania Bahar and illustrated by Marina Rico, offering children and adults to a novel learning experience where they can share and discover together.

Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico was born on July 10, 1888, in Volos, Greece, to an Italian family. His mother, Gemma Cervetto, was from a family of Genoa origin, but most likely she was born in Izmir. His father, Evaristo, was born on June 21, 1841 in the Büyükdere district of Istanbul.