On November 4th 2023, Galerie Springer Berlin will open the exhibition »African Studies« by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky. This will be the fourth solo exhibition by this internationally renowned artist at Galerie Springer since 2014.

For decades, his concern for the environment has been the driving force behind his artistic work. In stunningly beautiful images, he shows us the serious marks that industry leaves on the earth. At the same time, his images often document alarming ecological disasters.

For his new series »African Studies«, Edward Burtynsky spent seven years traveling through ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa. He documents the rapid industrialization of the continent, arguably the world’s last great expansion. In the exhibition the gallery present works from Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa. The photographs show bird’s eye views of the mining of sulphur, coal, iron, diamonds and salt. Breathtaking images from Namibia also reveal the beauty of the country’s unspoilt nature.

The book »African Studies« has been published by Steidl in autumn 2022.

Extracts from the book »African Studies«, Steidl Verlag 2022:

»Homo sapiens began migrating out of Africa as early as 200,000 years ago. Fast-forward to the 21st century and we’ve come full circle, returning to one of the last places on Earth to be swept into the unrelenting machinations of the human industrial complex. With our ever-increasing population and requisite appetite for unlimited economic and technological expansion, the African continent, boasting a tremendous wealth of unexploited resources, is a fragile, final frontier – resting squarely in the crosshairs of progress.«
— Edward Burtynsky

Saturday, Nov 4, 2023, 2 – 6 pm
Opening reception
At 4 pm, Edward Burtynsky will welcome you personally with a short introduction.

Saturday, Nov 25, 2023, 12 noon – 6 pm
Charlottenwalk
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