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- The transfixing pictures have been taken by world-renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky?
- Now over 90 of his ¶Ã¤¯¤Ù¤¡¿ÆÃÌ¿¤Î¡¿Î×»þ¤Î images have been ¼ý½¸¤¹¤ëd in a lavish coffee-¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë?
- It's?essentially a ÌÜÏ¿ of an Ÿ¼¨ at Saatchi Gallery London running until May 6?
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These ¶Ã¤¯¤Ù¤¡¿ÆÃÌ¿¤Î¡¿Î×»þ¤Î ¶õÃæ¤Î images, taken over a period of £±£°Ç¯´Ös, show how modern society has transformed the ÏÇÀ±, with »º¶È leaving strangely beautiful ¼¨¤¹s that give some areas the ³°¸« of an ³°¹ñ¿Í world. Others show natural landscapes that look like abstract ³¨s from above.
The transfixing pictures have been taken by world-renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who has spent 45 years taking photos from a god-like »ëÌî ãÀ®¤¹¤ëd by the use of ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼s, small jets, hydraulic À¯¼£²Ès, and drones.
Now over 90 of his ¶Ã¤¯¤Ù¤¡¿ÆÃÌ¿¤Î¡¿Î×»þ¤Î images have been ¼ý½¸¤¹¤ëd in a lavish coffee-¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë called Edward Burtynsky: Extraction/Abstraction (published by Steidl), essentially a ÌÜÏ¿ of an Ÿ¼¨ at Saatchi Gallery London< span class="mol-style-bold"> running until May 6 that ³ô the »Ø̾¤¹¤ë.
The Ÿ¼¨ features 94 of Burtynsky¡Çs large-Ƚ·¿ photographs, and 13 high-·è°Õ¡¿·èµÄ murals - making it the largest Ÿ¼¨ of his work ever ¹Ô¤¦¡¿³«ºÅ¤¹¤ë¡¿Ãʳ¬d. It is also the European ¼óÁê of Burtynsky¡Çs new ¿¿ôÅÁãÇÞÂΤòÍѤ¤¤ë piece, 'In the Wake of ¿ÊÊâ', an immersive art experience ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î Ä´ºº¤¹¤ëing the ¾×·â of human »º¶È on the ÏÇÀ±.
Burtynsky said: 'I have spent over 40 years ÂѤ¨¤ëing ¾Ú¸À¡¤¾Ú¿Í¡¿Ìܷ⤹¤ë to the ways in which modern civilisation has ·àŪ¤Ê transformed our ÏÇÀ±. At this time, the ǧ¼±¡¿°Õ¼±À of these ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës ¸½ºß¤Îd by my large-Ƚ·¿ images has never felt more ¶ÛµÞ¤Î. I am ´¶¼Õ¤¹¤ë to be ³«»Ï¤¹¤ëing the largest Ÿ¼¨ of my career at Saatchi Gallery in London, UK, and I hope the Ÿ¼¨ experience will continue to ¶¡µë¤¹¤ë inflection points for diverse conversations on these ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ës and move us all to a place of ¹ÎÄêŪ¤Ê ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ®.'
Paul Foster, Saatchi Gallery Director, said: 'This is an Ÿ¼¨ that reminds us how beautiful our ÏÇÀ± is. Burtynsky has even ÂáÊá¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd how beauty remains evident in the ways that humans have °Î¶È¡¿ÍøÍѤ¹¤ëd its »ñ¸»s for our own ends. However, these images are also a wake-up call for humanity to change its ways or ľÌ̤¹¤ë a ÉÔ°ÂÄê¤Ê and uncertain ̤Íè. I cannot think of a more important Ÿ¼¨ that we could have ¸½ºß¤Îd.' Scroll É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë to see MailOnline Travel's Áª¤Ö of the bunch from the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë's pages, ¸½ºß¤Îd with descriptions from the ¡Ä¤òȼ¤Ã¤Æing captions.?< /span>
RICE TERRACES, WESTERN YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA, 2012: 'This °Ý»ý¤Ç¤¤ë farming method has been practised in Ãæ¹ñ for over a thousand years,' the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s. 'If done ŬÀÚ¤Ë, it ˸¤²¤ës Éå¿©, ÊÝ»ý¤¹¤ës moisture, and can support the biodiversity that keeps ¹ñ¡¿ÃÏ°ès ¼«Á³¤Ë fertile'
DESERT SPIRALS, VERNEUKPAN, NORTHERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA: 'These whimsical patterns, reminiscent of the abstract ¼¨¤¹-making of primaeval artists, have a practical ÌÜŪ,' ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë, 'to ÊѤ¨¤ë º½Çù into arable land. Also known as swales, they were ploughed in the ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î season to ÂáÊá¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë water during the infrequent ¹ß±«, 櫡ʤˤ«¤±¤ë¡Ë ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Äd-borne seeds and ˸¤²¤ë Éå¿©'
SALINAS, CADIZ, SPAIN: Pictured above are salt ¾Âs ¶á¤Å¤¯ the?ÂçÀ¾ÍÎ port city of Cadiz, with 'briny streams of turquoise seawater running through them'. The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë Äɲ乤ës: 'Looking like cloisonn? [coloured glass] jewellery, the multicoloured »³¤ÎÈøº¬s that °ÂÁ´¤Ê¡¦Êݾڤ¹¤ë the ¾Â were built long ago to create salt pans, but the small-µ¬ÌÏ ¡Ê¼êÀè¤Î¡Ëµ»½Ñ »º¶È has since died out'
NICKEL TAILINGS, SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1996: This 'hellish picture' was taken outside the northern Ontario city of Sudbury in central Canada, which is famous for its nickel deposits. The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s that the image shows what looks like molten ÍÏ´ä, but is in fact oxidized, water-borne waste, Äɲ乤ëing: 'It is ¸½¼Â¤Ë an illusion of µ¬ÌÏ. We are not looking at a river, but at a small creek, just over a metre wide that can be easily jumped over'
THJORSA RIVER, SOUTHERN REGION, ICELAND: This incredible picture shows the result of ¸½ºß¤Îs in the Thjorsa river eroding silt into 'wispy patterns', with the tome Äɲ乤ëing: '²Ð»³¤Î minerals are ÀÕǤ¤¬¤¢¤ë the surreal colours of [¥¢¥¤¥¹¥é¥ó¥É's] famous lakes and rivers'
ÀïÎÏʼ´ïÀ©¸Â¸ò¾Ä PONDS, NEAR FATICK, ATLANTIC COAST, SENEGAL:?This ÁÇÀ²¤é¤·¤¤ picture shows a patchwork of ¼êÅϤ¹-dug ÉԷʵ¤s, the result of artisanal salt ¼ý³Ïing. The colour variations are ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd by salt-Äñ¹³ÎϤΤ¢¤ë microorganisms and ÊѲ½¤µ¤»¤ëing Ψs of evaporation, the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë explains
ÀïÎÏʼ´ïÀ©¸Â¸ò¾Ä PONDS, NEAR NAGLOU SAM SAM, SENEGAL: There are three photographs in the Ÿ¼¨ of salt ¼ý³Ïing in Senegal and each is Àµ¼°¤Ë different, attesting to different ¼ý³Ïing styles from ÃÏ°è to ÃÏ°è, the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s
PENGAH WALL, KOMODO NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA, 2017: 'Here¡Çs what a healthy »¹¸ê ´Ä¶ looks like,' says the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë, 'a ˽ư of colour teeming with life and reminiscent of a Ãæ±û¤Î-century "all-over" abstraction ? la Jackson Pollock. A challenging photograph to create, the »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë is in a remote and dark ¾ì½ê, at a depth of 65 feet off the coast of Indonesia and somewhat Êݸ¤ëd by its UNESCO Natural World °ä»º Ǥ̿. A team of 12 divers was Í׵᤹¤ëd to ¿ë¹Ô¤¹¤ë this mural, which is made up of ¿½Å¤Î images electronically stitched together. Alarmingly, this ¤ß¤´¤¿¤¨¤Î¤¢¤ë »¹¸ê ʽ¤Ç°Ï¤à is ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç the µñÀ䤹¤ë¡¿Äã²¼¤¹¤ëing À¸Â¸¼Ôs of Á´À¤³¦¤Î warming and ocean acidification. Such habitats are Íî¤Á¤ëing µ¾À·¼Ô to rising ocean µ¤²¹s, »º¶È¤Î ±øÀ÷, dynamite fishing, and to ÅԻԤΠ³«È¯'
SATELLITE CAPTURE, PIVOT IRRIGATION NEAR BURAYDAH, SAUDI ARABIA: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'Pivot irrigation produces the ¹Âç¤Ê stretches of green ´¢¤ë circles that we see when Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing over arid ÃÏ°ès such as Saudi Arabia and the American ÆîÀ¾. Water is pumped up from aquifers ¿¼¤¤ Ãϲ¼ÁÈ¿¥¤Î and ʬÇÛ¤¹¤ëd along Èó¾ï¤ËŤ¤ motorised ËãÌô¤òµÛ¤¦s. Sprinkler and Îó¡¿Á椰¡¿ÁûÆ° irrigation systems are much ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ efficient than pivot and drip irrigation because the evaporation Ψ is high in arid ÃÏ°ès. Although the practice has ·àŪ¤Ê Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëd food À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª, it is not °Ý»ý¤Ç¤¤ë; "²½ÀÐ water" is ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê and takes centuries to Êä½¼¤¹¤ë. Many pivot-irrigated farms ¤É¤³¤«¤è¤½¤Ç have run ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î as ¾Úµòd by the fading circles in this image'
PIVOT IRRIGATION, HIGH PLAINS, TEXAS PANHANDLE, USA: Burtynsky used a ¡Ægyro¡Ç to stabilise his camera to get this perfectly squared image, which was ȯ¼Í through a ·ê¤ò³«¤±¤ë in the ¾²¤ËÂǤÁÅݤ¹ of a ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ëd-wing airplane
EROSION CONTROL, YESILHISAR, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, TURKIYE, 2022: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'T?rkiye¡Çs landscapes are ½ª»Ï°ì´Ó¤·¤Æ at ´í¸± of topsoil Éå¿© and desertification. Ambitious terracing programs such as this ÂáÊá¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë water and »É·ã¤¹¤ë reforestation, thus ¼óÈø¤è¤¯ ˸¤²¤ëing erosive flooding'
BAY OF CADIZ, SPAIN, 2013: 'The fantastic vermiculation [wavy lines ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë into ÀС¿ÅêÀФ¹¤ë] of this ¼¾ÃÏÂÓ is a natural occurrence,' the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says. 'Nearby are old, ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï abandoned salt pans that ²Ý¤¹ a more convenient geometry on the natural pattern. Like most salt ¾Âs, this one has a rich biodiversity'
TAILINGS POND, WESSELTON DIAMOND MINE, KIMBERLEY, NORTHERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA: 'This boldly elegant ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ë in shades of grey is kimberlite, the waste ¹½À®Í×ÁÇ from diamond ºÎ·¡,' the tome explains. 'A conveyor belt, which looks here like the ·Ô¡¦¼è¤ê½ü¤¯ of a chrysanthemum, brings tailings to Ãí¤° É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë in long petals into the waste pond'
URALKALI POTASH MINE, BEREZNI KI, RUSSIA: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë explains: 'About 350 metres below the ¥í¥·¥¢¤Î city of Berezniki is a 3,000-kilometre-long tunnel system created by potash ºÎ·¡. The variegated rosette patterns are the bore ¼¨¤¹s of µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë tunnelling machines that chew up the stratified mineral. The red colour is the sediment of ¸ÅÂå¤Î sea life, the ¸ú²ÌŪ¤Ê À®Ê¬ in this powerful fertiliser'
CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL STATION, SONORA, MEXICO: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës says: 'Cerro Prieto is a ²Ð»³ south of Mexicali ¶á¤Å¤¯ the Colorado River delta. Since 1973, electricity has been À¸À®¤¹¤ëd here by harnessing the heat from the molten magma beneath the Earth¡Çs crust. Geothermal electricity is a Èæ³Ó¤·¤Æ clean renewable energy. In this »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ô, however, the steam produced by pumping water into boreholes ±é½¬d into geothermal hotspots ³èÆ°¤µ¤»¤ë¡¿Àï»þÊÔÀ®¤¹¤ës turbines to À¸À®¤¹¤ë electricity also produces hot, mineral-rich water. The ¿Í¹©Åª¤Ê lakes seen here µö¤¹ the minerals to settle so that the water may be ºÆÀ¸ÍøÍѤ¹¤ëd. In ºÇ¶á¤Î years, the area has seen an Áý²Ã¤¹¤ë in health ¡Ê̱»ö¤Î¡Ë¹ðÁÊs from people ingesting the briny vapours'
ÀïÎÏʼ´ïÀ©¸Â¸ò¾Ä LAKES, BIRD TRACKS, YARISLI LAKE, BURDUR PROVINCE, TURKIYE: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë explains: 'This turquoise ±ö¤Î lake in southwestern T?rkiye attracts about 140 different ¼ïÎà of °Ü½»¤¹¤ë birds, ´Þ¤àing large flocks of flamingos. They come to ÎÁ¶âd on the nutrient-rich alkaline water and leave behind the erratic filigree [delicate] patterns of their steps that we see here. These will be washed away when the Å·¸õ begins to ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î and the lake is Êä½¼¤¹¤ëd'
CANOLA FIELDS, LUOPING, YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA, 2011: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'Here we see a surreal scene of storybook mountains and monochromatic monoculture, »º¶È¤Î farming... that leads to high »º¤¹¤ë¡¿À¸¤¸¤ës at the cost of ¹ñ¡¿ÃÏ°è degradation, ¸º¤º¤ëd biodiversity and a ·ã¤·¤¤ °Í¸ on ±øÀ÷¤¹¤ëing ²½³ØÀ½ÉÊs'
SUPER PIT, KALGOORLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 2007: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'The Fimiston open ú¹£¡¤¥ª¡¼¥±¥¹¥È¥éÀÊ, known Ãϸµ¤Ç as "ºÇ¹â¤Î ú¹£¡¤¥ª¡¼¥±¥¹¥È¥éÀÊ", is a 600-metre-¿¼¤¤ gold ÃÏÍë. It was the largest in Australia until it was ¤è¤ê¾¡¤ëd in 2016. ¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º, it remains a popular Ãϸµ¤Î tourist attraction with a ·Ù²ü¡¿¸«Ä¥¤ê over the Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñ. Sightseers come to ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ë these ¿¼¤¤ ·ê·¡¤ês, also known as open cast or open ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ú¹£¡¤¥ª¡¼¥±¥¹¥È¥éÀÊs, to behold the ¡Ê´í¸±¤Ê¤É¤Ë¡Ë¤µ¤é¤¹ of millions of years of geologic time'
PIVOT IRRIGATION / SUBURB, SOUTH OF YUMA, ARIZONA, USA: 'Looking like a diagram on parchment, this sparse ¹Ù³° on the ¿É¾¡¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥°Ì of Yuma ³ô an arid plain with ÎÙ¿Íing ÇÀÃÏ,' the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says
LITHIUM PROCESSING PLANTS, ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE, 2017: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'Lithium can be ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë in ·ã¤·¤¯Íɤ¹¤ë or in ocean brine, such as in the aquifer beneath the scorching Atacama º½Çù, where the ½¸Ãæ of the ultra-light metal is ÆÃ¤Ë high. The driest Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-polar place on Earth, the Salar de Atacama is challenging to reach because of the hard, ¤«¤ß¤½¤ê-sharp, tire-lacerating salt ¿å¾½s that cover it. ¹âÅÙ¤Ë volatile and flammable, lithium is a ´í¸±¤Ê ¹½À®Í×ÁÇ that must be °·¤¦d with ¹Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê care. It is Í¢Á÷¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd in liquid form from here to the coast for ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î ²áÄøing, then shipped to its »¦Åþ¤¹¤ëing world markets. A bi-À½ÉÊ of the lithium extraction ²áÄø is fertiliser, seen here covered in blue tarps. The À֤ߤòÂÓ¤Ó¤¿ section is a higher-¼Á fertiliser'
COAL MINE, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY: 'This German lignite, or "brown coal" Áàºî¡¿¼ê½Ñ, is an extreme example of ¡ÊÅÚÃϤʤɤΡ˺ÙŤ¤°ìÊÒ ºÎ·¡,' the tome ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s. 'In the distance, the world¡Çs largest ¼«¼£¸¢¤Î¤¢¤ë ¾è¤êʪ chews up the landscape to ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹ the cheap, but dirty, dzÎÁ that keeps the powerplants of central Europe humming and its people warm in winter. Whole villages and ¼çÍ×ƻϩs have been lost to the search for low-cost coal. Last year, the À¯ÉÜ of North Rhein-Westphalia ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd that it will Ãʳ¬ out the use of coal by 2030'
CLEARCUT, PALM OIL PLANTATION, BORNEO, MALAYSIA, 2016: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'The fabled rainforests of Borneo, the third-largest island in the world, are ½Ì¤àing fas t. Administratively divided between three countries - Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia - Borneo is a major À¸»º¼Ô of Ç®ÂӤΠÈĺà, which is ¡Êµ¿¤¤¤ò¡ËÀ²¤é¤¹ ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë and ¼è¤Ã¤ÆÂå¤ï¤ëd with oil palm ÇÀ±às. ¹âÅÙ¤Ë versatile, palm oil is used in everything from ²áÄød foods to lipstick. Anyone in the world who Äê´üŪ¤Ë reads À®Ê¬ labels will know it °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ. ¿¹ÎÓȲºÎ, such as we see here, is a major ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ë of Á´À¤³¦¤Î warming, ¹ñ¡¿ÃÏ°è degradation and ¼ïÎà ÀäÌÇ'
SAW MILLS, LAGOS, NIGERIA: 'Makoko is the informal ²ò·è¡¿Æþ¿¢ÃÏ we see here at the east end of Lagos,' says the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë, 'the largest city in Africa. A third of Makoko is built on stilts °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ into the city¡Çs eponymous Lagoon, the most ±øÀ÷¤¹¤ëd ecosystem on the continent. Nigeria¡Çs lowland forests are disappearing µÞ®¤Ê¡¿ÊüÆ¢¤Ê to °ãË¡¤Ê logging, much of which ends up in Makoko¡Çs sawmills. The ¿¹ÎÓȲºÎ that ³¤¤¤Æµ¯¤³¤ës enables the ³ÈÂç of ÇÀ¶È to ÎÁ¶âd the industrialised and ÀÐÌý¤Ë·Ã¤Þ¤ì¤¿¹ñ¡Çs ¤Ë¤ï¤«·Êµ¤ing Á´½»Ì±'
CHUQUICAMATA COPPER MINE OVERBURDEN, CALAMA, CHILE: 'This is the largest open-ú¹£¡¤¥ª¡¼¥±¥¹¥È¥éÀÊ ½äºº ÃÏÍë by ÍÆÀÑ¡¿ÍÆÎÌ in the world, and the second deepest,' the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s. 'Accounting for 29 per cent of the world¡Çs ½äºº À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª, Chile is the largest Í¢½Ð¶È¼Ô of this ¶Ëü¤Ë useful metal'
ROCK OF AGES, ACTIVE SECTION, E.L. SMITH QUARRY, BARRE, VERMONT, USA, 1992: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'ÀßΩ¤¹¤ëd in 1880, ·ã¤·¤¯Íɤ¹¤ë of Ages is the world¡Çs largest "¿¼¤¤ ·ê¤ò³«¤±¤ë" granite quarry. The d imension ÀС¿ÅêÀФ¹¤ë ÃÏÍëd here is known as "Barre Gray" granite for nearby Barre, Vermont. Used ¤Þ¤ºÂè°ì¤Ë¡¿ËÜÍè for funerary monuments, its ȳ¶â ¹òʪ is also popular ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç sculptors'
GREENHOUSES, ALMERIA PENINSULA, SPAIN: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë says: 'A large ³ä¹ç of Europe¡Çs off-season fruits and vegetables come from this ȾÅç on the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. °ÊÁ°¤Ï arid scrubland, since the 1960s it has ½ù¡¹¤Ë become the world¡ Çs largest ½¸Ãæ of ²¹¼¼s. It relies on an ËÉÙ of sunlight, a dwindling aquifer and plenty of ²½³ØÀ½ÉÊs for its remarkable »º¤¹¤ë¡¿À¸¤¸¤ës'
POLDERS, GROOTSCHERMER, THE NETHERLANDS, 2011: Explains the Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë: 'Over a £´È¾´ü/4ʬ¤Î1 of the Netherlands is below sea level. Were it not for ÃæÀ¤ engineers, 65 per cent of the country would be underwater at high tide. Polders, such as these erratic ƱÌÁ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ¡ÊÅÚÃϤʤɤΡ˺ÙŤ¤°ìÊÒd islands, are Ëä¤áΩ¤Æ¤ëd ¼¾ÃÏÂÓ separated from the sea by a system of seawalls, dykes and sluices. The country¡Çs famous windmills were ÃÛ¤¯d to pump water »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë out to sea'
PUNTA GORDA, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA, USA, 2012: The Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ës says: 'This is a ¾ÜºÙ¡Ê¤Ë½Ò¤Ù¤ë¡Ë of Charlotte Park, a neighbourhood of Punta Gorda, Spanish for "fat point". The neighbourhood juts out into an estuary on the west coast of Florida. The ÏÑ of Mexico ÃÏ°è is famously ·¹¸þ¤¬¤¢¤ë to ¥Ï¥ê¥±¡¼¥ós, but this community is somewhat Êݸ¤ëd from »¦Åþ¤¹¤ëing Íò¡¿½±·â¤¹¤ë water by a ¸ü¤¤ mangrove forest whose ¿¼¤¤ roots stabilise the coastline. Over the last century, however, this estuary has lost up to 60 ¥Ñ¡¼¥»¥ó¥È of its ·èÄêŪ¤Ê mangrove forests to ÅԻԤΠ³«È¯. The vermicular street ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë was designed to maximise water frontage for as many homes as possible'
Edward Burtynsky: Extraction/Abstraction is published by?Steidl and ¾®Çäs at ¡ò38?or $56.87. It showcases a ÌÜÏ¿ of Edward Burtynsky's ºîÉÊ, on ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë at Saatchi Gallery London, until May 6, 2024.?Burtynsky's photos are also on ÄÄÎ󤹤롤ȯ´ø¤¹¤ë at Flowers Gallery on Cork Street, London, in an Ÿ¼¨ ¤¹¤ë¸¢Íø¤òÍ¿¤¨¤ëd New ºîÉÊ