the scale of the photographs is beyond imagination. the terrible beauty of their composition - undeniable; their purpose - to overwhelm. images upon images of sands, soils, and waters; swirling patterns of oil spills, pollution, and extraction. a colourful catalogue of every wretched thing humanity inflicts upon the earth, paradoxically resulting in a body of work that is so uninterested in its own subject it is, frankly, astonishing.

burtynsky, at saatchi.

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saraceno at the serpentine + kiefer at the white cube

it’s been two weekends in a row now that i have gone to see a free exhibition which turned out to be incredible, so i think i can say i’m on a winning streak. granted, these are some big names, so a bad show would have been a surprise, but you never know !

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