Mar
1
to May 24
Edward Burtynsky: Extraction
PHOTO Australia 2024
Museum of Australian Photography
In 2022, Burtynsky photographed Ravenworth Mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, an open cut mine producing coal for export. Presented through ten large-format photographs, these aerial images show the scale of active industry and seduce the viewer via sensual patterns and topography. The photographs provide vantages for discussion of the future of the environment. Whether the landscapes are seen as an environmental disaster or human progress, these works bear witness to the changing planet.