A monumental photograph by Edward Burtynsky depicting the dramatic, striated granite walls of the abandoned section of the Wells-Lamson Quarry in Barre, Vermont, revealing the profound marks left by decades of industrial extraction. Burtynsky's signature aerial and large-format perspective transforms the scarred rock face into an almost abstract composition, emphasizing the tension between human industry and the raw power of the natural landscape. This artist's proof, from an edition of five, exemplifies Burtynsky's celebrated ability to find haunting beauty in sites of environmental transformation.