China : the photographs of Edward Burtynsky / with essays by Marc Mayer, Ted C. Fishman, Mark Kingwell.

Photographer
Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Göttingen : Steidl, [2005]
  • ©2005.
Description
147 pages (some folded) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 x 36 cm

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    "In this book, Edward Burtynsky presents photographs of the remnant and newly established zones of Chinese industrialization - those places created while realizing the "glory" of wealth for a powerful civilization yearning to move forward and join the ranks of modern nations. Using diplomatic channels, Burtynsky has gained rare access to these sites, creating images that are at once arresting and unsettling. These photographs afford us privileged glimpses of the vast social and economic transformation currently underway in China." "Burtynsky casts a watchful eye over the extreme expressions of Chinese industry. His subjects include the Three Gorges Dam, at present the world's largest engineering project and Bao Steel, China's biggest steel producer. He explores the vanishing dinosaurs of old industrial complexes in the north eastern "rust belt" and shipyards at Qiligang, the single most concentrated area of shipbuilding in the country."--Jacket.
    Notes
    Color photographs.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-145).
    Contents
    • Burtynsky in China / Marc Mayer
    • The world's future takes root in China's cities / Ted C. Fishman
    • The truth in photographs : Edward Burtynsky's revelations of excess / Mark Kingwell.
    Other title(s)
    • Photographs of Edward Burtynsky
    • Burtynsky-China
    ISBN
    • 3865211305 ((hardcover))
    • 9783865211309 ((hardcover))
    OCLC
    62139513
    International Article Number
    • 9783865211309
    Other standard number
    • 99812958704
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