Main entry:

Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- photographer, author. pht aut

Title & Author:

Burtynsky : extraction/abstraction / [Edward Burtynsky]

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Göttingen : Steidl, 2024.
©2024

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimile, portraits (chiefly colour), photographs ; 24 x 31 cm

Notes:
QR code to access "Where I stand" (9:41 minute video; 2013): page 238.
Carbon dioxide offsets are purchased for photography, exhibition, and book projects, including for this book--page 239.
(from table of contents) Burtynsky. The terrible beauty of the anthropocene / Simon Schama -- Burtynsky3 / Marc Mayer -- Abstraction -- Agriculture -- Extraction -- Manufacturing & infrastructure -- Waste -- On hope / Edward Burtynsky -- Timeline & process archive -- Augmented reality.

Exhibitions:

Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name held at the Saatchi Gallery, London, from 14 February - 6 May 2024.

Summary:

According to curator Marc Mayer, photographer Edward Burtynsky has three main facets to his identity: "The Technician," "The Journalist," "The Artist." Published on the occasion of Burtynsky's largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date at the Saatchi Gallery in London, Extraction/Abstraction looks deeply at the key subjects and signature images spanning his 45-year career. The catalog and related exhibition present a dichotomy of Burtynsky's image-making imperative: the lucid and informed documentation of large-scale extractive processes, and how, through his practice, Burtynsky transforms the landscape of industry into complete abstraction. Other essential themes in his oeuvre, such as agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and waste, also find their rightful place here. With more than 130 color plates, the book also has a special section, the "Process Archive," featuring previously unpublished, behind-the-scenes photographs showing Burtynsky at work on the ground and in the air throughout his career. The archive provides a glimpse into the artist's progression through the evolution of the medium itself, from mid-20th-century large-format analog cameras through to 21st-century high-resolution digital technologies, including explorations into photogrammetry and augmented reality.

Biographical note:

Edward Burtynsky (born 1955, St. Catharines, Ontario). Photographer, documentary filmmaker.

ISBN:

9783969993132 (hardback)
396999313X (hardback)

Subject:

Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- Exhibitions.
Burtynsky, Edward, 1955-
New topographics (Photography) Exhibitions.
Landscape photography Exhibitions.
Aerial photography Exhibitions.
Outdoor photography Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Environmental degradation Exhibitions.
Industries Environmental aspects Exhibitions.
Corporations Environmental aspects Exhibitions.
Landscape changes Exhibitions.
Ecocide Exhibitions.
Fragmented landscapes Exhibitions.
Cultural landscapes Exhibitions.
Refuse and refuse disposal Exhibitions.
Land cover Effect of human beings on Pictorial works.
Human ecology Pictorial works.
Photographers Canada Exhibitions.
Photographers.
Photographes.
New topographics (Photographie) Expositions.
Photographie de paysages Expositions.
Photographie aérienne Expositions.
Photographie à l'extérieur Expositions.
Environnement Dégradation Expositions.
Sociétés Aspect de l'environnement Expositions.
Paysages Modifications Expositions.
Habitat (Écologie) Fragmentation Expositions.
Paysages culturels Expositions.
Déchets Élimination Expositions.
Occupation du sol Effets des êtres humains sur Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
photographers.

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
photobooks.
Exhibition catalogs.
Photobooks.
Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Documents d'information.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Livres de photographies.

Added entries:

Mayer, Marc (Marc Daniel), 1956- curator, contributor.
Schama, Simon, contributor.

Extraction/abstraction

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320752
Call No.: 320752
Copy: 1
Status: Available