Nature transformed through industry is the theme in Edward Burtynsky's work. He takes photographs of industrial landscapes and, with his amazing talent, makes something we normally view as ugly and make it so we view it as beautiful. Recycling yards, mine tailings, quarries and refineries are all places that are outside of our normal experience, yet we partake of their output on a daily basis. These are the places Burtynksky uses to produce his photographs. As Burtynsky says, "Our dependence on nature to provide the materials for our consumption and our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy contradiction. For me, these images function as reflecting pools of our times".
Edward Burtynsky's Manufactured Landscapes are absolutely amazing photographs. I viewed these photos at the MoPA a year or so ago and they are massive images with great content. After refreshing my memory of the images online, I wish his pieces were back at the MoPA so I can go see them again. Burtynsky is very talented and creative.
Edward Burtynsky's Manufactured Landscapes are absolutely amazing photographs. I viewed these photos at the MoPA a year or so ago and they are massive images with great content. After refreshing my memory of the images online, I wish his pieces were back at the MoPA so I can go see them again. Burtynsky is very talented and creative.
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