{"title":"Edward Burtynsky","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the striking visual narratives crafted by \u003cstrong\u003eEdward Burtynsky\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose works offer a profound reflection on the relationship between humanity and the natural landscape. His books like \u003cem\u003eNatural Order\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSalt Pans\u003c\/em\u003e showcase his unique ability to capture large-scale environments transformed by industrial activity, blending artistry with environmental insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a compelling intersection of art and ecological commentary, where each photograph invites contemplation on the impact of modern civilisation. These volumes are essential for anyone interested in contemporary \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e that engage deeply with the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"edward-burtynsky-natural-order-by-edward-burtynsky-9783958298699","title":"Edward Burtynsky: Natural Order","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn spring 2020 Edward Burtynsky found himself, like most of us, in lockdown due to the corona pandemic. At the time, Burtynsky was in his beloved Grey County, Ontario—an area of wild beauty where he made his earliest photos—and he used his isolation there to reflect and create. With a new camera in hand, he began recording nature in images which, in his words, are an \"affirmation of the complexity, wonder and resilience of the natural order in all things.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past 40 years, Burtynsky has compellingly explored the shocking variety and scale of industrialised landscapes, from oil refineries to quarries, from aquaculture to salt extraction. Yet in \u003ci\u003eNatural Order\u003c\/i\u003e, he captures a moment when mankind has been temporarily stopped in its tracks, businesses suspended, and economies disrupted—a moment for nature to breathe. These photos of trees and other flora show nature on the dynamic cusp between winter and spring, a time of melting snow, sprouting shoots, and the promise of bounty: for Burtynsky, \"an enduring order that remains intact regardless of our own human fate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are of, and inseparable from, nature.\u003c\/i\u003e — Edward Burtynsky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596312101100,"sku":"9783958298699","price":220.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958298699-edward-burtynsky-natural-order.jpg?v=1777920775"},{"product_id":"edward-burtynsky-salt-pans-by-edward-burtynsky-9783958292406","title":"Edward Burtynsky: Salt Pans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalt Pans\u003c\/em\u003e is Edward Burtynsky's newest book in his acclaimed ongoing series of photographs exploring different industrialised landscapes across the world. Consisting of 31 aerial photos of the salt pans in the Little Rann of Kutch, the project is the result of months of intricate negotiations and preparations. These striking geometric images, taken in an intense ten-day period during which Burtynsky photographed from a helicopter, present the pans, wells, and vehicle tracks as abstract, painterly patterns: subtly coloured rectangles crossed by grids of gestural lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yet the reality behind the ironic beauty of Burtynsky's pictures is a harsh one. Each year, 100,000 poorly paid Agariya workers toil in the pans, extracting over a million tons of salt from the floodwaters of the nearby Arabian Sea. Furthermore, receding groundwater levels, combined with debt, diminishing market values, as well as a lack of governmental support, threaten the future of this 400-year-old tradition and the lives dependent on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe images in this book are not about the battles being fought on the ground. Rather, they examine this ancient method of providing one of the most basic elements of our diet; as primitive industry and as abstract two-dimensional human marks upon the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdward Burtynsky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596314722540,"sku":"9783958292406","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958292406-edward-burtynsky-salt-pans.jpg?v=1777920786"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/edward-burtynsky.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}