愛德華?伯汀斯基 Edward Burtynsky

　　個人攝影作品展 - 《中國》

　　開幕日期：2008年10月26日，周六

　　開幕酒會： 15：00， 巴黎?北京攝影一空間

　　演講： 18：00， 尤倫斯當代藝術中心（UCCA）

　　展覽日期：2008年10月26日 至 2009年1月2日

　　展覽地點：巴黎?北京攝影一空間

　　巴黎?北京攝影空間將榮幸地展出世界著名攝影家愛德華?伯汀斯基先生的作品，展覽日期自2008年10月26日起至2009年1月2日。

　　愛德華?伯汀斯基是加拿大最具盛名的攝影家之一。他運用大畫幅相機進行拍攝，作品以真實的工業(yè)場景為主題。在拍攝的過程中，愛德華?伯汀斯基不僅抓住了在社會巨大變革過程中這些工廠極具震懾力的場景，同時又捕捉到其中的細微之處。他的作品通過突出建筑、工業(yè)和自然環(huán)境之間相互影響的關系來吸引人們對環(huán)境的關注。

　　在2002年到2005年期間，愛德華?伯汀斯基深入到中國眾多工業(yè)區(qū)，使我們有幸看到中國當今社會與經濟正在經歷的巨大變革。

　　巴黎?北京攝影空間將展出他第一次游歷于中國所拍攝的眾多作品，作品涉及三峽大壩，煤礦，煉鋼廠，造船廠，回收站和壯觀的制造車間等這些令人印象深刻的廠區(qū)，如燦坤工廠—世界上最大的煉鐵廠（擁有二萬三千名員工） ，以及豫園—擁有九萬名員工的運動鞋制造廠。愛德華?伯汀斯基把這些場景與細節(jié)編撰在一起，在這些看似最冷漠的地方探尋人類的善良與美麗。大幅面的照片創(chuàng)建了一個個令人眩目的視覺平臺，使參觀者能夠觀察到從近在咫尺的前景延伸到空間盡頭的遠景之間的全部細節(jié)。

　　愛德華?伯汀斯基1955年出生于安大略省的圣凱瑟琳，畢業(yè)于多倫多瑞爾森工業(yè)大學并獲得攝影藝術專業(yè)的學士學位。他的攝影作品曾在加拿大各地展出并成功舉辦了多次個人展覽及聯展。作品被美國、歐洲和亞洲等世界各大博物館展出并收藏，包括加拿大國家藝術館，法國國家圖書館，洛杉磯藝術博物館，加拿大國家藝術館，紐約現代藝術博物館（MOMA）和古根海姆博物館等。

　　1985年愛德華?伯汀斯基成立了多倫多影像工作室；曾獲得獲得TED大獎；2004年榮獲阿爾勒國際攝影節(jié)人類貢獻獎；介紹愛德華?伯汀斯基創(chuàng)作過程的影片《人造風景》在多佗多國家電影節(jié)獲最佳加拿大紀錄片獎；2006年他獲得加拿大杰出貢獻榮譽勛章，鑒證了他在攝影事業(yè)上的成就。

　　愛德華?伯汀斯基先生將出席開幕式，并在UCCA舉辦演講。

　　感謝加拿大使館對此期展覽的支持。

　　感謝拿大航空公司、加拿大原子能有限公司、布雷克律師事務所、龐巴迪公司、加拿大小麥局、加拿大出口發(fā)展公司、中宏保險公司、鮑爾太平有限公司以及永明金融集團。這些加拿大公司均為加拿大在華的文化宣傳活動提供了不懈支持。

　　Edward Burtynsky: “China”

　　Solo Exhibition – Photography

　　Opening on Sunday, October 26th, 2008

　　Reception at the Paris Beijing Photo Gallery I - 3pm

　　Lecture at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) – 6pm

　　Exhibition Dates: October 26th, 2008 – January 10th, 2009

　　Venue: Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery I

　　The Paris Beijing Photo Gallery is honored to exhibit world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky from the 26th of October until the 10th of January.

　　Edward Burtynsky is known as one of Canada’s most respected photographers.

　　Nature transformed through industry is a predominant theme in his work. With his large format camera, Burtynsky captures the vast scale and minute details of monumental societal transformations. He brings environmental cause and effect to attention by highlighting the interaction between industry, construction and the natural environment.

　　From 2002 to 2005, the photographer explored China various industrial complexes and afforded us privileged glimpse on the vast social and economic transformation currently underway in China.

　　The gallery will present for the first time in China a wide selection of his works: the series Three Gorges Dam, Coal and Steel, Shipyards, Recycling and Manufacturing including these impressive internal vistas of seemingly infinite factory floors, such as Cankun factory, the world’s largest maker of iron (23 000 employees), and Yuyuan, a sport shoe manufacturer that employs 90 000 workers.

　　Edward Burtynsky perfectly combines the raw elements of mining, quarrying, manufacturing, shipping and oil production into eloquent, highly expressive visions that find beauty and humanity in the most unlikely of places.

　　The large format prints (100 x 125 centimeters) create a dizzying effect on the viewer as every detail is in needle-sharp focus from the foreground to the distant horizons.

　　Born in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1955, Edward Burtynsky graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical University in Toronto with a B.A. in Photographic Arts. His photographic works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia and are included in the collections of several major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheim Museum in New York.

　　His distinctions include the Outreach award at the Rencontres d’Arles, the Flying Elephant Fellowship and the TED Prize, honoring individuals who raise awareness of life in a global context to inspire positive change. In August 2006, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, a centrepiece of Canada's Honours System, which recognises a lifetime of outstanding achievement.

　　The opening reception will take place on Sunday, October 26th at 3pm at Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery I in the presence of the artist.

　　A lecture will be hosted by the UCCA at 6pm.

　　The exhibition has the support of the Canadian Embassy in China.

　　The Canadian Embassy in Beijing would like to thank the corporate members of the Embassy Patrons' Program, including Air Canada, Atomic Energy of Canada, Blake Cassels & Graydon, Bombardier, Canadian Wheat Board, Export Development Canada, Manulife Sinochem, Power Pacific Corporation Ltd. and Sun Life Financial for their continued support of Canadian culture in China.