Increasingly and forebodingly, contemporary artists are turning their attention to the subject of climate change, in poignant and often confrontational ways. The Edge of the Earth: Climate Change in Photography and Video explores recent and historic work in the context of present-day environmental concerns, considering the future consequences of the age of the anthropocene, and humanity’s harsh imprint on our planet.
The Edge of the Earth questions traditional views and challenges our environmental consciousness, proceeding from the conviction that humans have entered the Era of the Anthropocene, dominating the planet in its uppermost layers and outermost edges.

Featered artists:
Jean-Pierre Aubé,Benoit Aquin, Nicolas Baier, Amy Balkin, Hicham Berrada, Raymond Boisjoly, Edward Burtynsky, Julian Charrière, Peter Goin, Naoya Hatakeyama, Isabelle Hayeur, Mishka Henner, Chris Jordan, Gideon Mendel, Brandi Merolla, Richard Misrach, Adrien Missika, Paola Pivi, Robert Rauschenberg, Evariste Richer, Andreas Rutkauskas, Joel Sternfeld, Sharon Stewart, Paul Walde; photojournalists from the Ryerson Image Centre’s Black Star

Published on the occasion of the 2016 exhibition at Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto.