Tsaus Mountains #1, Sperrgebiet, Namibia, 2018. © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Curated by Burtynsky himself, the exhibition ‘African Studies’ gathers a selection of images belonging to his so-named photography series, from shoots he carried out between 2015 and 2019 in Sub-Saharan Africa – Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Madagascar, and Tanzania. With this show, on view from 9 June to 1 October at CentroCentro in Madrid, the Canadian photographer invites us to reflect on the high price of industrial development when it fails to consider embracing sustainable practices, and on the need to set governmental initiatives in motion on a world scale if we are to protect present and future generations and save what we are on the verge of losing forever.
GERD #7, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, 2019© Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Camel Caravan #1, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia, 2018 © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Salt Encrustations #2, Lake Magadi, Kenya, 2017 © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Lake Logipi #1, Rift Valley, Kenya, 2017 © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Gold Tailings #1, Doornkop Gold Mine, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2018 © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Sishen Iron Ore Mine #2, Overburden, Kathu, South Africa, 2018 © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
Tailings Pond #2, Wesselton Diamond Mine, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, 2018 © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London
