Thursday, March 1, 2007

Rivers of Rust


This is a photograph taken by Canadian Edward Burtynsky, an artist whose work was featured on "The Hour" last night. This image, "Nickel Tailings," was taken in Sudbury Ontario where iron oxide is flushed into fields as industrial waste.
I am struck by how something so barren and alarming can also be so beautiful.

7 comments:

Paul said...

That's hilarious that we both saw the Hour and then posted pics from his site (great minds). The images really got to me too. I don't quite know how I feel about them. They're so beautiful and so terrifying at the same time.

Jamie said...

Yeah, I was super impressed with that guy, particularly when you consider how long ago he started taking these photographs...years before people started to think about the relevance of how humanity is changing the earth.

Avey said...

Just try not to think about what it actually is. It's just a pretty red river...
Then you can enjoy it fully.

Jamie said...

That's the ticket! It is gorgeous.

Paige said...

I've been to Sudbury and, trust me, there's nothing gorgeous there. Nothing! Although they do have a giant nickle...

Anonymous said...

Ed Burtynsky exhibited his photos at the Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie about four years ago, just as his profile was really begining to rise. A former Grande Prairie resident should have known that.

Jamie said...

Take it easy there Anonymous,
I haven't really been hooked into the Grande Prairie "art scene" for a while...Although I have to say that I"M pretty impressed that the GP art gallery had his stuff there. I wish I could have seen it!
Last time I was there, it was a display of folk quilts. Meh

 
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