BEFORE THE FLOOD – New works by Edward Burtynsky
May 2003



Currently the world's largest engineering and construction site, the Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River in Hubei province China, has displaced over 1.2 million people and destroyed 11 cities (in less than 6 months). The resulting 400 mile long reservoir will supply enough water to generate 18.2 million kilowatts.

Burtynsky’s recent large-scale colour photographs survey a critical period in the evolution of this rapidly changing landscape and its inhabitants.



All images © Edward Burtynsky