‘Water’ features Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky’s exploration of humanity’s increasingly stressed relationship with the world’s most vital natural resource. Between 2007 and 2012, Burtynsky travelled the globe, from the Gulf of Mexico to the shores of the Ganges, crafting an ambitious representation of water’s increasingly fragmented lifecycle. Read more.
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Benidorm #2, Spain (2010), Edward Burtynsky. Photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles
Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station, Baja, Mexico (2012), Edward Burtynsky. Photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles
Kumbh Mela #1, Haridwar, India (2010), Edward Burtynsky. Photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles
Rice Terraces #2, Western Yunnan Province, China (2012), Edward Burtynsky. Photo © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles
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