PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HELL
Carrara Marble Quarries No. 2,
Carrara, Italy 1993
Edward Burtynsky is into the horrors perpetuated upon the environment around the world. A photographer who takes elements from the very hell of the High Industrial Period and turns them into images of sublime beauty. "Three Gorges" documents China destruction over a 6 month period, of 11 cities and the homes of 1.2 million Chinese citizens to create a space for the Three Gorges Dam project, the largest engineering to date in the world. Have a look at his on-line gallery featuring themes of BREAKING GROUND, QUARRIES, URBAN, SHIPS, OIL, and China's THREE GORGES.
Carrara Marble Quarries No. 2,Carrara, Italy 1993
Edward Burtynsky is into the horrors perpetuated upon the environment around the world. A photographer who takes elements from the very hell of the High Industrial Period and turns them into images of sublime beauty. "Three Gorges" documents China destruction over a 6 month period, of 11 cities and the homes of 1.2 million Chinese citizens to create a space for the Three Gorges Dam project, the largest engineering to date in the world. Have a look at his on-line gallery featuring themes of BREAKING GROUND, QUARRIES, URBAN, SHIPS, OIL, and China's THREE GORGES.
Nickel Tailings No. 36,Sudbury, Ontario 1996
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