Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Edward Burtynsky — AMARC #5, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tuscon Arizona
Edward Burtynsky

AMARC #5, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tuscon Arizona

A vast aerial view reveals hundreds of decommissioned military aircraft arranged in precise geometric rows across the sun-baked Arizona desert, their silver fuselages gleaming against the arid earth. Burtynsky's large-scale chromogenic print transforms this "boneyard" of obsolete war machines into an eerily beautiful and unsettling landscape, blurring the line between industrial waste and abstract pattern. The image provokes reflection on militarism, consumption, and the monumental scale of human production and its aftermath.

Medium
Chromogenic print.

🔨 Auction Lot

Photographs Evening & Day

October 5, 2016

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Edward Burtynsky, AMARC #5, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tuscon Arizona

A vast aerial view reveals hundreds of decommissioned military aircraft arranged in precise geometric rows across the sun-baked Arizona desert, their silver fuselages gleaming against the arid earth. Burtynsky's large-scale chromogenic print transforms this "boneyard" of obsolete war machines into an eerily beautiful and unsettling landscape, blurring the line between industrial waste and abstract pattern. The image provokes reflection on militarism, consumption, and the monumental scale of human production and its aftermath.

Medium
Chromogenic print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Canadian Photographer, Acclaimed Artist, Sublime Aesthetic, Muted Earth Tones, Environmental Documentary, Large Format Photography, Color Photography, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Aerial Photography, Documentary Photography, Contemporary Photography, Chromogenic Print, Environmental Art, Large Format, Industrial Landscape, American Southwest

More works by Edward Burtynsky