In 2006, Edgar Martin photographed forest fires that consumed vast area of Portugal. The changing temperatures have caused drought and high temperatures; leading to death and destruction from natural habitats. Although this isn’t cause by anthropogenic deforestation; anthropogenic climate change has cause varying temperatures and global warming that has an effect of drastic temperature fluctuations. …
Nov 18, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
Flesh isn’t flesh if it splinters, the shins of the earth buckle, oscillating horizontality until the bounds lock in place, motion through a shifting motion. Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
An interesting juxtaposition at the site was the logs lining the edge of the forestry; where the trees would be standing for one moment and lying as part of a commodity the next moment. The horizontal versus vertical create an interesting intersection that frames the surrounding landscape. Nov 11, 2020
A harvesting head consists of the following: Chain saw to cut the tree at its base, and cut it to length. The saw is hydraulically powered, rather than using the 2 stroke engine of a portable version. It has a stronger chain and a higher power output than any saw a person can carry. Two or more …
Nov 11, 2020
This B&W image encompasses the whole site; the derelict land, the felled logs, the pines and the regrowth area. The foreground is dominated by the stacked trunks to frame the site with the sheer amount of wood to contextualise the image. Nov 11, 2020
The first thing noted upon entering the site is the sheer volume of logs piled high. They lie ready, waiting to be transported to a production plant to transfer the wood into a number of differing products. They are organised by diameter and ring specifications in order for the loading process to be swift and …
