jubilee operations #1, kalgoorlie, western australia, 2007iberia quarries #1, marmetal co., borba, portugal, 2006nickel tailings no. 36, sudbury, ontario, 1996oxford tire pile #9b, westley, ca, 1999scrap auto engines #11, hamilton, ontario, canada, 1997
photographer edward burtynsky says his images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction & repulsion, seduction & fear. we are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. our dependence on nature to provide the materials for our consumption and our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy contradiction.