The Human Signature: Edward Burtynsky's Anthropocene – in pictures
Burtynsky’s unsettling large-scale images of industrial-scale extraction, urbanisation and deforestation reveal humanity’s devastating impact on the planet
- The exhibition will run at Flowers Gallery London from 17 Oct - 24 Nov
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Oil Bunkering #4, Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2016
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Phosphor Tailings Pond #4, Near Lakeland, Florida, 2012
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Dandora Landfill #3, Plastics recycling, Nairobi, Kenya, 2016
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Pengah Wall #2, Komodo national park, Indonesia, 2017
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Chuquicamata copper mine, Overburden #2, Calama, Chile, 2017
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Saw Mills #1, Lagos, Nigeria, 2016
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Coal Mine #1, North Rhine, Westphalia, Germany, 2015
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Log Booms #1, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, 2016
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Morenci Mine #1, Clifton, Arizona, US, 2012
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Oil Bunkering #1, Niger Delta, Nigeria, 2016
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
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Uralkali potash mine #4, Berezniki, Russia, 2017
Photograph: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy of Flowers Gallery London
