Education

Virtual Tour: Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene Emerging

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join Coordinator, Special Initiatives, Derrick Carl Biso for a virtual tour and presentation of Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene Emerging.

To register please click HERE. 

Requirements:

• A good internet connection
• A microphone and camera-enabled (optional) computer, tablet or smartphone, earphones
• The virtual tour will be delivered via the video conferencing app Zoom. Please download prior to the tour.

How To Join: Once you have registered using the registration link, you will be sent an email with all the necessary information and details about how to access the guided tour by phone, computer, or tablet. 

About: The large-format photographs by renowned artist Edward Burtynsky shown in Anthropocene Emerging were taken from a formative period in Burtynsky’s career – between 1991 and 2001. During this decade, Burtynsky travelled internationally to capture sublime industrial scenes – pictures he has referred to as “manufactured landscapes”. The five bodies of work in this exhibition, featuring ships being recycled; the interiors and exteriors of oil refineries; and behind-the-scenes looks at quarry, mining, and recycling operations; depict difficult truths about how humanity is shaping our planet. The beautiful images show a side of human consumption that that many of us rarely think about. They may inspire viewers to consider the current state of our environment by featuring sites we would otherwise never see.

The AGW thanks Dr. Catharine Mastin, outgoing Executive Director, for her research and curatorial contributions to ‘Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene Emerging.’

To register please click HERE.