One afternoon Della and I met up with Sandy
at the Royal Ontario Museum
We spent the afternoon
scouring the exhibits
there was just so much to see!
these ancient Goddess figures
called out to me
I don't usually care for insects
but this bug exhibit was awesome!
The most amazing exhibit was
Oil by Edward Burtynsky
His images of the oil industry
from processing to refining
was thought provoking and gives us a glimpse
into how oil is extracted, processed, utilized, and then discarded
for instance, one photograph was of mountains
of tires discarded in a scrap yard
most of us do not even wonder how tires
get to us or where they go after we are done with them
we fill our gas tanks, get someone to change the tires
and continue on with our mad dashing around
Burtynsky's images make us stop
and realize the damage we cause to the environment
His photographs were so large
that you felt like you were inside of each image
You could see the tiniest detail so clearly
I suggest if you get a chance to see them
please do!
Edward Burtynsky explains Oil
in his own words
These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. Our dependence on nature to provide the 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.
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I was inspired by my niece Emma's photographs
of the bustle of Bay Street reflected in the windows of the ROM
so Peanut and I went for a walk
and this was the result!
at the Royal Ontario Museum
We spent the afternoon
scouring the exhibits
there was just so much to see!
these ancient Goddess figures
called out to me
I don't usually care for insects
but this bug exhibit was awesome!
The most amazing exhibit was
Oil by Edward Burtynsky
His images of the oil industry
from processing to refining
was thought provoking and gives us a glimpse
into how oil is extracted, processed, utilized, and then discarded
for instance, one photograph was of mountains
of tires discarded in a scrap yard
most of us do not even wonder how tires
get to us or where they go after we are done with them
we fill our gas tanks, get someone to change the tires
and continue on with our mad dashing around
Burtynsky's images make us stop
and realize the damage we cause to the environment
His photographs were so large
that you felt like you were inside of each image
You could see the tiniest detail so clearly
I suggest if you get a chance to see them
please do!
Edward Burtynsky explains Oil
in his own words
These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. Our dependence on nature to provide the 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.
********************************************
I was inspired by my niece Emma's photographs
of the bustle of Bay Street reflected in the windows of the ROM
so Peanut and I went for a walk
and this was the result!
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