DECEIVING BEAUTY

DECEIVING BEAUTY

Yukon, Canada, 2010

At first sight, this sapphire lake in the Ogilvie range in the Yukon Territory appears pristine but, upon closer examination, the destructive tailings piles left behind from the dredges along the Klondike River and strip mining operations become as clear as the lake’s water.

AVAILABLE SIZES:

Archival pigment print

  • Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm)
  • Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm)
  • Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4 cm)
  • Edition of 7: 60 x 90 (152.4 x 228.6 cm)

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