Edward Burtynsky travels around the world to capture vivid images of the effects of humanity on the planet, from the fossil forms left by drilling in a potash mine to the bright colors of the lithium basins.
The Canadian photo artist has been focusing on large-scale human activities such as mining, quarrying, agriculture and deforestation for 40 years, but does not see himself as an environmentalist. ,
His most recent project, Anthropocene, is a collaboration with directors Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier, who explore the idea of some scientists that a geological time marked by human activity has begun.
It includes a touring exhibition, a book and a documentary to be shown for the first time in Canada and to be released in the US next week.
Photos: Edward Burtynsky, courtesy of Flowers Gallery, London / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
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