Description
Artist Comments
“Anthropogenic #8” is part of the image series “How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame” A series of images portraying the impact of humankind’s destructive industrial practices on the natural environment. The images portray the terrible beauty of mining’s toxic impact on the land, whilst serving as a reminder of man’s folly.
Human impact on the environment or anthropogenic impact includes changes to biophysical environments and ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources. This affects global warming, environmental degradation such as ocean acidification, mass extinction and biodiversity loss, creating an ecological crisis, and ecological collapse. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society is causing severe effects, which become worse as the problem of human overpopulation continues.
The opencast mines of Rio Tinto have been excavated since the 19th century, providing heavy metal ores such as iron, copper, silver and gold. Mountains, valleys and villages have disappeared from the hungry machinery devouring the land implacably, year after year. Giant scars on the landscape have been referred to as otherworldly with terrible hues of blue, green and red. The runoffs from these mines have created an eerie blood red flow in the river, hence the name Tinto. The river flows to the gulf of Cadiz carrying high acidity levels and heavy metals, in effect making this an environment disaster, a toxic reminder of human’s ability to irreversibly destroy the landscape in the name of corporate profits, a legacy of greed for future generations.”
Proof Prints
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40 x 30 cm Archival Matted Fine Art Print – EU
Note: Watermark will be removed before printing
- 40 cm x 30 cm Archival Mat, White, Single
- 30.5 cm x 22.5 cm Fujiflex Crystal Archive Fine Art Print
- Crystal Clear Protective Polypropylene Storage Bag
40 x 30 cm Nielsen Oak Frame with Float Glass
The state of the art Nielsen Alpha Aluminium Picture Frames offers a striking contemporary design. These frames are made from high-grade anodised aluminium providing significantly enhanced strength, durability and style .The industry leading manufacturing process enhances the natural texture of the aluminium and creates a subtle and sophisticated appeal. Only the best components are used on the Alpha production line in Rheda.
- New High Quality Aluminium Frame by Nielsen
- A Striking Contemporary Slim profile with a Deep Rebate
- Exceptionally Custom quality Corner Joints with perfect Mitres
- Sturdy MDF backing board with torsion springs
- Acid-free barrier paper inlay (200 g)
- Float Glass with Polished Edges
- New Advanced Hanging System to Assist flexible Hanging
- Made in Germany (Rheda)
Artglass AR 70â„¢
Artglass AR 70â„¢ reveals the artwork’s true colors and texture – no green tint or optical distortions. Thanks to its anti-reflective coating, which reduces unwanted reflections to less than 1%, nothing will limit the view of the framed art piece. Moreover, Artglass AR 70â„¢ has a smooth surface that allows details to emerge unaltered. Artglass AR 70â„¢ will enlighten the work of every artist. Its coating is scratch-resistant and very easy to clean.
THIS ARTGLASSâ„¢ PRODUCT HAS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES AND BENEFITS:
- ANTI REFLECTION
- IMPROVED TRANSMISSION
- EASY TO CLEAN AND ABRASION RESISTANT
- NEUTRAL COLORS IN REFLECTION AND NO COLOR SHIFT
- HIGH DURABILITY AND LONG LIFETIME OF THE COATING
- PASSES PHOTOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY TEST (PAT) ISO 18916
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Artglass AR 70â„¢
- Reflection <1%
- Transmission >99%
- UV-protection >70%
- Thickness 2-3mm
UV protection is calculated as an average UV light blocking capability in 280-380 nm spectral region. The values are calculated for 2mm thick glass, based on the Standard DIN EN 410
APPLICATIONS
- Photo Framing
- Custom Framing
- Conservation Framing
- 3D Object Framing