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The book presents an archaeological perspective on manual labour through Sebastião Salgado's photography, documenting practices that endured from the Stone Age through the Industrial Revolution to the present day. Its photographs capture the dignity and fortitude of workers facing dangerous conditions, serving as an elegy to outmoded traditions and vanishing ways of life. The hardcover volume offers a substantial visual and historical record of industrial-age labour across global industries and regions.
Sebastião Salgado’s photographs present an archaeological perspective on manual labour, shedding light on practices which endured from the Stone Age through the Industrial Revolution and up to the present day. He created an elegy to outmoded traditions and the dignity and fortitude of those working in the face of the most dangerous conditions.
