2022-09-23 10:002022-09-23 11:0060Canada/Eastern🎟 NAC: Arctic Imagination - Talks Series
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/31351
In-person event
In English / Live translation in French
Co-hosted by the Royal Danish Library and the NAC Orchestra as part of the SPHERE Festival, Arctic Imagination is a not-to-be-missed speaker series pressing discussions on the transformation of the Arctic as the ice disappears — and the implications of climate change for geopolitics and human civilization as we know it.
Speakers:
Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most...
Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes represent over 40 years of his dedication to bearing witness to the impact of humans on the planet. Burtynsky’s photographs are included in the collections of over 80 major museums around the world. Major (touring) exhibitions include: Anthropocene (2018); Water (2013) organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art & Contemporary Art Center, Louisiana; Oil (2009) at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; China (2005 five-year tour); and Manufactured Landscapes (2003) at the National Gallery of Canada. Burtynsky’s distinctions include the inaugural TED Prize in 2005, which he shared with Bono and Robert Fischell; the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts; the Outreach Award at the Rencontres d’Arles; the Roloff Beny Book Award; and the 2018 Photo London Master of Photography Award. In 2019 he was the recipient of the Arts & Letters Award at the Canadian Association of New York’s annual Maple Leaf Ball and the 2019 Lucie Award for Achievement in Documentary Photography. In 2020 he was awarded a Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship and in 2022 was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award by the World Photography Organization. In 2022 he was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and was named the 2022 recipient for the annual Pollution Probe Award. Most recently he received the 2023 PHotoESPAÑA Award for Professional Career and was awarded with the 25th edition of the Pino Pascali Prize. Burtynsky was also a key production figure in the award-winning documentary trilogy Manufactured Landscapes (dir. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (dir. Baichwal and Burtynsky, 2013), and ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (dir. Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Burtynsky, 2018). All three films continue to play in festivals around the world. Burtynsky currently holds eight honorary doctorate degrees.
Edward Burtynsky est considéré comme l’un des photographes contemporains les plus accomplis au monde. Ses remarquables photographies de paysages industriels du monde entier témoignent de plus de 40 ans consacrés à immortaliser les répercussions des activités humaines sur la planète. Ses œuvres enrichissent les collections de plus de 80 grands musées aux quatre coins du monde. Parmi ses principales expositions (itinérantes), on peut citer : Anthropocene (2018), Water (2013), organisée par le New Orleans Museum of Art et le Contemporary Art Center, en Louisiane, Oil (2009) à la galerie d’art Corcoran de Washington, China (2005, tournée de cinq ans) et Paysages manufacturés (2003), au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada. Il a reçu plusieurs récompenses, dont le premier prix TED en 2005, qu’il a partagé avec Bono et Robert Fischell, le Prix du Gouverneur général en arts visuels et en arts médiatiques, le prix Dialogue de l’humanité aux Rencontres d’Arles, le prix du livre Roloff Beny et le prix Master of Photography de Photo London (2018). En 2019, on lui a décerné le prix des arts et des lettres lors du bal annuel Maple Leaf de l’Association canadienne de New York et le prix Lucie pour ses réalisations en photographie documentaire. En 2020, il est devenu membre honoraire de la Royal Photographic Society et en 2022, il a reçu un prix de la World Photography Organization pour sa contribution exceptionnelle au domaine. La même année, il a été intronisé au Panthéon international de la photographie et a obtenu le prix annuel Pollution Probe. Plus récemment, on lui a remis le prix PHotoESPAÑA 2023 pour l’ensemble de sa carrière ainsi que le 25e prix Pino Pascali. Edward Burtynsky a également joué un rôle essentiel dans la production de la trilogie documentaire primée Manufactured Landscapes (réal. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (réal. Jennifer Baichwal et Edward Burtynsky, 2013) et ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (réal. Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier et Edward Burtynsky, 2018). Ces trois films sont toujours diffusés dans des festivals partout dans le monde. Edward Burtynsky détient actuellement huit doctorats honorifiques.
Dr. Minik Thorleif Rosing is a world-renowned geologist from Greenland. Among Minik’s many titles and accomplishments, he is a professor of geology at the University of Copenhagen, previous leader of Danish ship-based scientific research expedition Galathea 3, and one of the artists behind Icewatch—a series of melting glacier ice blocks positioned in clock-formation outside notable places of governance.
Le Dr Minik Thorleif Rosing est un géologue groenlandais de renommée mondiale. Parmi les nombreux titres et réalisations de Minik, il est professeur de géologie à l'Université de Copenhague, ancien chef de l'expédition de recherche scientifique à bord du navire Galathea 3, et l'un des artistes à l'origine d'Icewatch, une série de blocs de glace provenant de glacier, positionnés en forme d’horloge, fondant devant des lieux gouvernance majeur.
Robyn Bresnahan is the host of Ottawa Morning on CBC Radio One, 91.5 FM. Born in Calgary, Robyn graduated from Carleton University’s School of Journalism in 2001. She spent nearly a decade in London, England working at the BBC World Service as a host and senior producer. In 2010, Robyn was nominated for a prestigious Peabody Award for the work she did in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Upon returning to Canada the following year, she won gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards for “Best Live Coverage” with the BBC team covering the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
Robyn Bresnahan est l'animatrice d'Ottawa Morning sur CBC Radio One, 91,5 FM. Née à Calgary, Robyn est diplômée de l'École de journalisme de l'Université Carleton en 2001. Elle a passé près d'une décennie à Londres, en Angleterre, à travailler au BBC World Service en tant qu'animatrice et productrice principale. En 2010, Robyn a été nominée pour un prestigieux Peabody Award pour le travail qu'elle a accompli à la suite de la marée noire de BP dans le golfe du Mexique. À son retour au Canada l'année suivante, elle a remporté l'or aux Sony Radio Academy Awards pour la « meilleure couverture en direct » avec l'équipe de la BBC couvrant le mariage royal du prince William et de Catherine Middleton.
Co-hosted by the Royal Danish Library and the NAC Orchestra as part of the SPHERE Festival, Arctic Imagination is a not-to-be-missed speaker series pressing discussions on the transformation of the Arctic as the ice disappears — and the implications of climate change for geopolitics and human civilization as we know it.
Speakers:
Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers. The predominant theme in his work is nature transformed through industry, he has documented some of the most poignant transformations of nature around the world.
Minik Rosing
Dr. Minik Thorleif Rosing is a world-renowned geologist from Greenland. Among Minik’s many titles and accomplishments, he is a professor of geology at the University of Copenhagen, previous leader of Danish ship-based scientific research expedition Galathea 3, and one of the artists behind Icewatch—a series of melting glacier ice blocks positioned in clock-formation outside notable places of governance.
Host: Robyn Bresnahan
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Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes represent over 40 years of his dedication to bearing witness to the impact of humans on the planet. Burtynsky’s photographs are included in the collections of over 80 major museums around the world. Major (touring) exhibitions include: Anthropocene (2018); Water (2013) organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art & Contemporary Art Center, Louisiana; Oil (2009) at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; China (2005 five-year tour); and Manufactured Landscapes (2003) at the National Gallery of Canada. Burtynsky’s distinctions include the inaugural TED Prize in 2005, which he shared with Bono and Robert Fischell; the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts; the Outreach Award at the Rencontres d’Arles; the Roloff Beny Book Award; and the 2018 Photo London Master of Photography Award. In 2019 he was the recipient of the Arts & Letters Award at the Canadian Association of New York’s annual Maple Leaf Ball and the 2019 Lucie Award for Achievement in Documentary Photography. In 2020 he was awarded a Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship and in 2022 was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award by the World Photography Organization. In 2022 he was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and was named the 2022 recipient for the annual Pollution Probe Award. Most recently he received the 2023 PHotoESPAÑA Award for Professional Career and was awarded with the 25th edition of the Pino Pascali Prize. Burtynsky was also a key production figure in the award-winning documentary trilogy Manufactured Landscapes (dir. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (dir. Baichwal and Burtynsky, 2013), and ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (dir. Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Burtynsky, 2018). All three films continue to play in festivals around the world. Burtynsky currently holds eight honorary doctorate degrees.
Edward Burtynsky est considéré comme l’un des photographes contemporains les plus accomplis au monde. Ses remarquables photographies de paysages industriels du monde entier témoignent de plus de 40 ans consacrés à immortaliser les répercussions des activités humaines sur la planète. Ses œuvres enrichissent les collections de plus de 80 grands musées aux quatre coins du monde. Parmi ses principales expositions (itinérantes), on peut citer : Anthropocene (2018), Water (2013), organisée par le New Orleans Museum of Art et le Contemporary Art Center, en Louisiane, Oil (2009) à la galerie d’art Corcoran de Washington, China (2005, tournée de cinq ans) et Paysages manufacturés (2003), au Musée des beaux-arts du Canada. Il a reçu plusieurs récompenses, dont le premier prix TED en 2005, qu’il a partagé avec Bono et Robert Fischell, le Prix du Gouverneur général en arts visuels et en arts médiatiques, le prix Dialogue de l’humanité aux Rencontres d’Arles, le prix du livre Roloff Beny et le prix Master of Photography de Photo London (2018). En 2019, on lui a décerné le prix des arts et des lettres lors du bal annuel Maple Leaf de l’Association canadienne de New York et le prix Lucie pour ses réalisations en photographie documentaire. En 2020, il est devenu membre honoraire de la Royal Photographic Society et en 2022, il a reçu un prix de la World Photography Organization pour sa contribution exceptionnelle au domaine. La même année, il a été intronisé au Panthéon international de la photographie et a obtenu le prix annuel Pollution Probe. Plus récemment, on lui a remis le prix PHotoESPAÑA 2023 pour l’ensemble de sa carrière ainsi que le 25e prix Pino Pascali. Edward Burtynsky a également joué un rôle essentiel dans la production de la trilogie documentaire primée Manufactured Landscapes (réal. Jennifer Baichwal, 2006), Watermark (réal. Jennifer Baichwal et Edward Burtynsky, 2013) et ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch (réal. Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier et Edward Burtynsky, 2018). Ces trois films sont toujours diffusés dans des festivals partout dans le monde. Edward Burtynsky détient actuellement huit doctorats honorifiques.
Dr. Minik Thorleif Rosing is a world-renowned geologist from Greenland. Among Minik’s many titles and accomplishments, he is a professor of geology at the University of Copenhagen, previous leader of Danish ship-based scientific research expedition Galathea 3, and one of the artists behind Icewatch—a series of melting glacier ice blocks positioned in clock-formation outside notable places of governance.
Le Dr Minik Thorleif Rosing est un géologue groenlandais de renommée mondiale. Parmi les nombreux titres et réalisations de Minik, il est professeur de géologie à l'Université de Copenhague, ancien chef de l'expédition de recherche scientifique à bord du navire Galathea 3, et l'un des artistes à l'origine d'Icewatch, une série de blocs de glace provenant de glacier, positionnés en forme d’horloge, fondant devant des lieux gouvernance majeur.
Robyn Bresnahan is the host of Ottawa Morning on CBC Radio One, 91.5 FM. Born in Calgary, Robyn graduated from Carleton University’s School of Journalism in 2001. She spent nearly a decade in London, England working at the BBC World Service as a host and senior producer. In 2010, Robyn was nominated for a prestigious Peabody Award for the work she did in the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Upon returning to Canada the following year, she won gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards for “Best Live Coverage” with the BBC team covering the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
Robyn Bresnahan est l'animatrice d'Ottawa Morning sur CBC Radio One, 91,5 FM. Née à Calgary, Robyn est diplômée de l'École de journalisme de l'Université Carleton en 2001. Elle a passé près d'une décennie à Londres, en Angleterre, à travailler au BBC World Service en tant qu'animatrice et productrice principale. En 2010, Robyn a été nominée pour un prestigieux Peabody Award pour le travail qu'elle a accompli à la suite de la marée noire de BP dans le golfe du Mexique. À son retour au Canada l'année suivante, elle a remporté l'or aux Sony Radio Academy Awards pour la « meilleure couverture en direct » avec l'équipe de la BBC couvrant le mariage royal du prince William et de Catherine Middleton.
