My artist: Edward Burtynsky

His work:

Ed’s work focuses on the impact of humans on our landscapes.

The first 4 pictures show how tires can mask these landscapes, instead of it being a beautiful area where animals can live and trees can grow.

The last 2 photos show a valley which has been used as a quarry. This shows the impact of humans on our landscapes, as they destroy valleys to mine something that they can sell.

My work:

My work with tires is different, as the tires are being reused for a good cause. Farmers use tires to weigh down the plastic covers on feed storage areas for the animals. These photos show agriculture in Jersey but are also similar to Ed Burtynsky’s work.

My work with quarries is similar to Ed’s. This Quarry is located in St John on the Jersey coastline. These photos show the impact of quarries on Jersey’s beautiful coastline, while Ed Burtynsky’s show the impact of quarries in valleys. They both show that our landscapes are being built over for mining purposes. In 50 years time there might be more than one quarry on the coast of Jersey.