What: A Terrible Beauty, Edward Burtynsky
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery
When: March 1 to May 26, 2014
Every Tuesday 5-9pm, by donation
How to report: write a reflection of the experience you had seeing Edward Burtynsky’s large-scale photos up close, compared to the video Manufactured Landscapes which we viewed in class during essay work periods. What strikes you most about this exhibit?
Grades will be entered as additional credit.
Background from the VAG:
“Toronto-based photographer Edward Burtynsky is internationally renowned for his captivating images of natural and man-made landscape that reflect both the impressive reach of human enterprise and the extraordinary impact of our hubris.
Burtynsky’s photographs will be placed in dialogue with a smaller selection of paintings and drawings by Emily Carr from the Gallery’s permanent collection. Carr too observed the impact of human industry on the natural world in some of her best-known works.”