{"id":30,"date":"2023-04-05T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/in-african-studies-edward-burtynsky-photographs\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T22:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T22:04:02","slug":"in-african-studies-edward-burtynsky-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/05\/in-african-studies-edward-burtynsky-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"1152\" data-orig-width=\"1536\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/c88e2d5d2212cd69bfae20118da65201\/94ad85caeff65243-0b\/s640x960\/2f8d84490585b8528ae79844d9b5a90f71598e94.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1152\" data-orig-width=\"1536\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"1152\" data-orig-width=\"1536\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/1b476b2f22d1376c30393d008c6bfa8d\/94ad85caeff65243-90\/s640x960\/e67517257f912a42ee1dc4e393490e49660307d7.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"1152\" data-orig-width=\"1536\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u275d Photographed via helicopter, plane, or drone, [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardburtynsky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edward Burtynsky<\/a>&rsquo;s] images juxtapose the natural beauty of the landscape with the unnerving scars of human impact. Long\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tailings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tailing ponds<\/a>, or waste sites from mining with the potential to contaminate the area with toxic chemicals, appear frequently in the project, while photos like that of the Dandora Landfill center on the direct effects of consumerism on local people. The largest waste repository in Kenya, the dump site attracts locals who scavenge recyclable plastic to sell, despite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/08\/13\/waste-pickers-at-kenyan-dump-face-cancer-and-infertility\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rampant threat of cancer and infertility<\/a>. \u275e<\/p>\n<p>+<\/p>\n<p>\u275d I hope to continue raising awareness about the cost of growing our civilization without the necessary consideration for sustainable industrial practices and the dire need for implementing globally organized governmental initiatives and binding international legislations in order to protect present and future generations from what stands to be forever lost. \u275e<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/03\/african-studies-edward-burtynsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> *<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full tmblr-embed\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MPpcbMjJ7Xc\" data-orig-width=\"356\" data-orig-height=\"200\"><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/03\/african-studies-edward-burtynsky\/&quot;,&quot;display_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/03\/african-studies-edward-burtynsky\/&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;In 'African Studies,' Edward Burtynsky Photographs the Human Imprint on Sub-Saharan Landscapes \u2014 Colossal&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Edward Burtynsky's 'African Studies'\u00a0spotlights the sub-Saharan region and its reserves of metals, salt, precious gemstones, and other ores.&quot;,&quot;site_name&quot;:&quot;Colossal&quot;,&quot;poster&quot;:[{&quot;media_key&quot;:&quot;115c336779286226ac8d7e18dd4b7a61:94ad85caeff65243-cb&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;height&quot;:630}]}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2023\/03\/african-studies-edward-burtynsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In &lsquo;African Studies,&rsquo; Edward Burtynsky Photographs the Human Imprint on Sub-Saharan Landscapes \u2014 Colossal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u275d Photographed via helicopter, plane, or drone, [Edward Burtynsky&rsquo;s] images juxtapose the natural beauty of the landscape with the unnerving scars of human impact. 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