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Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

Edward Burtynsky Awarded Master of Photography

Cover Image: Phospor Tailings Pond #4. Polk County, Florida, 2012.

Edward Burtynsky was recently announced Master of Photography for 2018 by Photo London. The award is given annually to a leading contemporary photographer who is the subject of a special exhibition at the fair. As such, Burtynsky will present a specially curated display of new and rarely seen images exploring the complexities of modern existence. Drawn from across his portfolio and featuring a preview of his new body of work entitled Anthropocene, the images explore such diverse subjects as: Australian and Canadian mines, oil bunkering and sawmills in Nigeria, the salt pans of India, and sprawling cityscapes; at once conveying the sublime aesthetic qualities of industrialized landscapes and the unsettling reality of depleting resources on the planet.

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Canadian Photography Institute (CPI) of the National Gallery of Canada will be co-presenting the exhibit co-produced by the MAST Foundation. The exhibit is a part of the multi-disciplinary Anthropocene Project consisting of photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. Organized by the artists in partnership with the three organizations, Anthropocene will run at the AGO and NGC simultaneously from September 2018 through early 2019. Accompanying the exhibition, Burtynsky will be speaking as part of the Photo London 2018 talks program on Thursday 17 May at 5:30 P.M. Tickets will be available to the general public via the Photo London website.

Burtysnky will also be exhibitingWater Matters in London at Arup Phase 2, an exhibition in collaboration with Flowers Gallery. Water Matters will run until June 8, 2018.