The Age of Man

• Edward Burtynsky: Saw Mills #1, Lagos, Nigeria 2016
  © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Admira Photography, Milan / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
• Edward Burtynsky: Dandora Landfill #3, Plastics Recycling, Nairobi, Kenya 2016
  © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Admira Photography, Milan / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
• Edward Burtynsky: Carrara Marble Quarries, Cava di Canalgrande #2, Carrara, Italy 2016
  © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Admira Photography, Milan / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto

Anthropocene is a multi-disciplinary project created by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky and award-winning film makers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. The immersive showcase of photographs, film installations and augmented reality highlights the impact of human life on our planet. Burtynsky (born 1955) is renowned for his large-scale photographs of industrial landscapes.

The project is rooted in scientific research arguing that the Holocene period has ended, and we have officially entered the Anthropocene: the Age of Man – a geological epoch in which humans are the primary cause of planetary change. Burtynsky, de Pencier and Baichwal investigate the indelible marks humankind has left on the geological face of our planet. Burtynsky has dedicated himself to this topic for the past 35 years in the hope of prompting audiences to reevaluate their impact on our natural environment.

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