African studies:
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Main Author: Burtynsky, Edward 1955- (Author, Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Göttingen, Germany Steidl 2022
Edition:First edition
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Abstract: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, presenting the latest installment in Burtynsky’s ongoing uvre
Physical Description:207 Seiten 28.8 cm x 36.4 cm, 2820 g
ISBN:9783969991459
3969991455