Wood Piles
By Vid Ingelevics
Can a pile of wood waiting to be burned also be seen as a form of vernacular architecture? Can the structure of a woodpile betray cultural differences?
Media from ‘Fuel’
Oil Fields
By Edward Burtynsky
“Nature transformed through industry is the predominant theme in my work. The images are meant as metaphors for the dilemma of our modern existence as I search for a visual dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear….our dependence on nature to provide materials for our consumption, and our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy contradiction. For me, these images function as reflecting pools of our times.”
— Edward Burtynsky
Oil Rich Niger Delta
By George Osodi
Nigeria’s oil reserves generate vast wealth, but for the people of the Niger Delta poverty, conflict, corruption, and pollution are a daily reality.
(Slideshow contains select images from the anthology)
Wood Piles
By Vid Ingelevics
Can a pile of wood waiting to be burned also be seen as a form of vernacular architecture? Can the structure of a woodpile betray cultural differences?
ABCTV Media Listings
The Bucket Rider
Ian Spence
“A freezing man searches for fuel, his coal bucket so light he can ride it.”
Psychodrama: 13 Variations
By Melissa Grey: Composer
“Patterns of lament in concert music, field recordings of watery environments, and the organization of sound in...”
Interference
By Cheryl Sourkes
“I grab photos out of online streams, reformat them and prepare them for life off-screen.”
The Svalbard Seed Vault
By Rebeca Duclos and David Ross
“The Svalbard vault is a silo lying on its side.”
Attempt At An Inventory
By Dean Baldwin
“It is really abject having this much food all in one grid of consumption.”
Behind The Mall
By Diana Shearwood
“So I'm driving back to the Mercier bridge and I see this egg truck and it's a good one.”
