Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- photographer, author.

African studies / Edward Burtynsky.

First edition.

Göttingen, Germany : Steidl, 2022.

207 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 30 x 38 cm

"An unsettling seven-year chronicle of severe resource depletion across Africa. In Edward Burtynsky's recent photographs, produced across the African continent, the patterns and scars of human-altered landscapes initially appear to form an abstract painterly language; they reference the sublime and often surreal qualities of human mark-making. While chronicling the major themes of terraforming and extraction, urbanization and deforestation, African Studies conveys the unsettling reality of sweeping resource depletion on both a human and industrial scale. From natural landscapes to artisanal mining and mechanized extraction, several distinct chapters culminate with China in Africa: a series depicting the economic inroads being made by China, including the interiors of gigantic newly built manufacturing plants. This project brings together the work of seven years, the latest installment in Burtynsky's ongoing oeuvre."

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Burtynsky, Edward, 1955-
Landscape photography Africa.
Nature photography Africa.
Photographie de paysages Afrique.
Photographie de la nature Afrique.
Landscape photography
Nature photography
Africa Pictorial works.
Afrique Ouvrages illustrés.
Africa

Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- Works. Selections.

Edward Burtynsky, African studies

Location: Library main m 318456
Call No.: 318456
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