China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards, Guiyu, Guangdong Province, China
Digital chromogenic print
Literature: As an artist and activist, Edward Burtynsky uses photography to investigate the ecological effects of technological development. Focusing on the social and economic transformation of society, his ‘China’ series explores the damaging effects of rapid industrialization on both the land and the people. Here, the ironic livelihood of Chinese villagers is captured as mounds of used circuit boards wait to be dismantled by hand. Despite their symbolic representation of modern society, the rusted and oxidized boards harbor toxic dangers and serve as a visual reminder of the importance of sustainability.
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signature info: Signed on verso
Dimension notes: Image: 16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)Sheet: 22 x 26 in (55.88 x 66.04 cm)Frame: 23 x 27 in (58.42 x 68.58 cm)
Edition: Edition of 25
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Digital chromogenic print
Literature: As an artist and activist, Edward Burtynsky uses photography to investigate the ecological effects of technological development. Focusing on the social and economic transformation of society, his ‘China’ series explores the damaging effects of rapid industrialization on both the land and the people. Here, the ironic livelihood of Chinese villagers is captured as mounds of used circuit boards wait to be dismantled by hand. Despite their symbolic representation of modern society, the rusted and oxidized boards harbor toxic dangers and serve as a visual reminder of the importance of sustainability.
Dimensions: Dimensions N/A
signature info: Signed on verso
Dimension notes: Image: 16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)Sheet: 22 x 26 in (55.88 x 66.04 cm)Frame: 23 x 27 in (58.42 x 68.58 cm)
Edition: Edition of 25
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