A special edition, signed copy of Residual Landscapes*

Since the inception of photography, the landscape has largely been a genre concerned with the contemplation of sublime nature. By the late twentieth century, however, the seismic effects wrought by industry demanded a new vision. For the last twenty years this has been the artistic concern of photographer Edward Burtynsky.

Burtynsky characterizes his theme as, "the landscape changed in the pursuit of progress". Working with a large-format view camera, Burtynsky has journeyed from the mines of Sudbury to the marble quarries of Italy. And what he found in the aftermath of the extraction of resources, the affluence of industry and the reclamation of materials was the "residual landscape", a poetic document embedded with metaphors for architecture, archeology and art.

Residual Landscapes presents a portfolio of twenty-four photographs accompanied by an interview conducted by Michael Torosian.

The text has been composed in Linotype Optima and Palatino and hand-printed letterpress on Hahnemühle Biblio paper. The brilliance of the original prints has been preserved in the sumptuous portfolio of four-colour stochastic reproductions, printed on Utopia Premium ivory paper, and varnished. The edition has been quarter-bound, by hand, in black Canapetta book cloth with burgundy Bugra paper over boards.

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Hardcover: 53 pages

Language: English

Edition of: 200

Product Dimensions: 7.375 x 9 in

*Available to North American residents only. If you are outside of North America and are interested in purchasing this item, please contact our studio directly at bookstore@edwardburtynsky.com