Olfusa River #1 (Iceland) is a chromogenic color print by Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky. The image is an optical sleight of hand that suggests an abstract, painterly landscape, but is in fact a detailed, bird's eye view photograph of glacial run-off. Already a scarce resource, water will become increasingly unattainable as these polar reserves melt; this idyllic scene of pastel blue waves dotted with flocks of white swans is alluring and alarming.
This image file has been doctored. The colour is incorrect. Please visit our site: http://www.edwardburtynsky.com in the WATER section of PROJECTS. To see the correct image.
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