Edward Burtynsky

Rock of Ages # 15, Active Section, E.L. Smith Quarry, Barre, Vermont Rock of Ages # 26, Abandoned Section, E.L. Smith Quarry, Barre, Vermont Carrara Marble Quarries # 3, Carrara, Italy Carrara Marble Quarries # 24 & 25 (Diptych), Carrara, Italy Makrana Marble Quarries #11 Makrana Marble Quarries #8, Iberia Quarries # 2 Iberia Quarries # 3, Cochicho Co., Pardais, Portugal Iberia Quarries # 8, Cochicho Co., Pardais, Portuga


Rock of Ages # 7, Active Granite Section, Wells-Lamson Quarry, Barre, Vermont
Series: Quarries
Chromogenic Colour Print
image and board size: 121.9 x 152.4
1991
Vermont, USA

Biography
Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of Canada's most distinguished photographers. His remarkable depictions of global industrial landscapes are in... more

Artist statement
The concept of the landscape as architecture has become, for me, an act of imagination. I remember looking at buildings made of stone, and... more


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