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Edward Burtynsky — China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards, Guiyu, Guandong Province, China
Edward Burtynsky

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

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February 29, 2016

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Edward Burtynsky, 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
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Canadian Photographer, Industrial Photography, Critical Realism, Muted Earth Tones, Large Format Photography, Color Photography, Aerial Perspective, Environmental Photography, Electronic Waste, Unsettling Mood, Male Artist, Dystopian Mood, Documentary Photography, Muted Tones, Contemporary Photography, Chromogenic Print, Environmental Art, Contemporary Art, Industrial Landscape, Cool Color Palette, E-Waste Subject

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