Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- photographer.

Natural order : Grey County, Ontario, Canada, Spring 2020.

First edition.

Göttingen : Steidl, 2020.

33 leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 36 x 42 cm

In spring 2020 Edward Burtynsky found himself, like most of us, in lockdown due to the corona pandemic. At the time Burtynsky was in his beloved Grey County, Ontario - an area of wild beauty where he made his earliest photos - and he used his isolation there to reflect and create: with a new camera in hand he began recording nature in images which, in his words, are an "affirmation of the complexity, wonder and resilience of the natural order in all things." Over the past 40 years Burtynsky has compellingly explored the shocking variety and scale of industrialized landscapes, from oil refineries to quarries, from aquaculture to salt extraction. Yet in Natural Order he captures a moment when mankind has been temporarily stopped in its tracks, businesses suspended and economies disrupted - a moment for nature to breathe. These photos of trees and other flora show nature on the dynamic cusp between winter and spring, a time of melting snow, sprouting shoots and the promise of bounty: for Burtynsky, "an enduring order that remains intact regardless of our own human fate."

9783958298699 (hardcover)
3958298699 (hardcover)

Burtynsky, Edward, 1955-
Trees in art 21st century Pictorial works.
Photography of trees.
Nature photography 21st century Pictorial works.
Arbres dans l'art 21e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie d'arbres.
Photographie de la nature 21e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
PHOTOGRAPHY / General.
Trees in art
Nature photography
Grey (Ont. : County) Pictorial works.
Grey (Ont. : Comté) Ouvrages illustrés.
Ontario Grey (County)

Pictorial works

Edward Burtynsky : natural order.
Grey County, Ontario, Canada, Spring 2020.

Location: Library main m 323589
Call No.: 323589
Copy: 1
Status: Available