
China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards, Guiyu, Guandong Province, China
A vast expanse of discarded circuit boards fills the frame in Burtynsky's large-scale photograph, creating an overwhelming mosaic of obsolete technology that stretches to the edges of the composition. The image captures the staggering scale of electronic waste processed in Guiyu, one of the world's largest e-waste recycling sites, where workers manually dismantle components under hazardous conditions. Burtynsky's signature aerial-influenced perspective and meticulous attention to color transform the toxic debris into an almost hypnotic, painterly surface that simultaneously seduces and disturbs the viewer.
- Medium
- digital chromogenic color print
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
New Now Day Sale
February 29, 2016
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