35 large-format photographs taken by Edward Burtynsky show with irresistible power the dramatic collisions between humans and nature: terraforming of the earth through mining, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture; the proliferation of dams and diverting of waterways; CO2 and acidification of oceans; the pervasive presence around the globe of plastics, concrete, and other technofossils; unprecedented rates of deforestation and extinction.
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Anthropocene | Burtynsky, Baichwal, De Pencier
16 May 2019 - 5 January 2020
Copper Mines
Anthropocene is a multimedia exploration of the complex and indelible human signature on the Earth.
Vivid meditations on the Anthropocene, 13 film installations by Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier convey scale and impact of the phenomenon in a time-based medium.