{"id":18239,"date":"2022-12-10T13:08:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T13:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/photography-exhibition-shows-scale-of-transformation-in-africa"},"modified":"2022-12-10T13:45:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T13:45:12","slug":"photography-exhibition-shows-scale-of-transformation-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/photography-exhibition-shows-scale-of-transformation-in-africa","title":{"rendered":"Photography exhibition shows scale of transformation in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bs1garwfmy8<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Photography exhibition shows scale of transformation in Africa\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bs1garwfmy8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Photographer Edward Burtynsky exhibited in London a collection of photographs captured in Africa between 2015 and 2019.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Entitled <b>&#8220;African Studies&#8221;<\/b>, the images draw attention to the effects of <b>globalisation<\/b> and the scale of <b>transformation<\/b> taking place on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, most of the imagery that has come out of Africa, either is more an anthropological study of the colourful people still living traditional lives in Africa, or it&#8217;s the safari images or on the other hand it&#8217;s also famine or war or very dark and negative images of Africa&#8221;, (&#8230;), &#8220;There might be some <b>other<\/b> approach, another way to look at the continent and what is happening there. 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And I think that that aerial perspective, where the mid-ground becomes more apparent and the scale of things become more apparent, was a great way to show the mining in South Africa, or in other countries that I did&#8221;, concluded the photographer.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition coincided with the publication of <b>Edward Burtynsky&#8217;s<\/b> latest book entitled <b>&#8220;African Studies&#8221;<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bs1garwfmy8 Photographer Edward Burtynsky exhibited in London a collection of photographs captured in Africa between 2015 and 2019. 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