Edward Burtynsky (1955-1955)
Iberia Quarries # 9, Marbrito Co., Borba-Mouro, Portugal
2006 | digital chromogenic print | 125 × 100 cm
Stones are taken from quarries to build our homes and cities. In his Quarries series, Edward Burtynsky portrays the architecture that they leave behind.
In this photograph of a marble quarry, a shiny new white skyscraper seems to rise in the centre of a huge pit surrounded by even taller structures showing their age. The tiny earthmoving equipment puts the immensity of the site into perspective.
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