Silver Lake Operations #2, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia
Edward Burtynsky's 'Silver Lake Operations #2, Lake Lefroy, Western Australia' is a chromogenic print mounted for presentation, capturing the artist's signature exploration of large-scale industrial and environmental landscapes. The work exemplifies Burtynsky's investigation of human intervention in natural systems through aerial and panoramic perspectives.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print, mounted.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
September 25, 2020
Artists in conversation
Andreas Gursky
German · b. 1955
Gursky creates large scale photographic works that document industrial and human altered landscapes from elevated and aerial perspectives, often emphasizing bold saturated colors and the overwhelming scale of human activity on the environment.
Richard Misrach
American · b. 1949
Misrach produces documentary landscape photography that critically examines environmental degradation and industrial intervention in natural spaces, using rich chromogenic color printing to reveal the dramatic visual impact of human activity on the land.
David Maisel
American · b. 1961
Maisel is best known for his aerial photography of industrial and chemically transformed landscapes, capturing sites like toxic lakes and mining operations with vivid saturated color that closely mirrors Burtynsky's approach to environmental documentary imagery.
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