Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to the survival of all forms of life. The underlying question that sits at the core of my exploration is to what degree can we shape water before it begins to shape us.
I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability. - Edward Burtynsky
I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability.
- Edward Burtynsky
Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like. - Edward Burtynsky
Somebody referred to what I do as subliminal activism, which I like.
Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to t… - Edward Burtynsky
Water, like many other resources is harvested, transported and used throughout all aspects of society. Unlike other resources, water is critical to t…
I can go into the wilderness and not see anyone for days and experience a kind of space that hasn't changed for tens of thousands of years. Having th… - Edward Burtynsky
I can go into the wilderness and not see anyone for days and experience a kind of space that hasn't changed for tens of thousands of years. Having th…
I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the posit… - Edward Burtynsky
I think the environmental movement has failed in that it's used the stick too much; it's used the apocalyptic tone too much; it hasn't sold the posit…
I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living. - Edward Burtynsky
I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living.
I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience. - Edward Burtynsky
I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience.
Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads. - Edward Burtynsky
Sometimes you don't know why you're doing something. You're intuitively following, to see where it leads.
Like all animals, human beings have always taken what they want from nature. But we are the rogue species. We are unique in our ability to use resour… - Edward Burtynsky
Like all animals, human beings have always taken what they want from nature. But we are the rogue species. We are unique in our ability to use resour…
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