
Mines #13, inco-abandoned mine shaft, Cream Hill mine, Sudbury, Ontario
Edward Burtynsky's large-scale chromogenic print captures the haunting interior of an abandoned mine shaft at the historic Inco Cream Hill mine in Sudbury, Ontario, revealing the industrial sublime through dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. The image exposes the raw, excavated earth and weathered timber supports left behind after decades of nickel extraction, transforming industrial ruin into a site of quiet, unsettling beauty. True to Burtynsky's signature approach, the work invites reflection on humanity's profound and irreversible impact on the natural landscape.
- Medium
- chromogenic print
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Under the Influence
March 4, 2015
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