This impactful walk-through experience, shown on 30-foot screens enveloping the audience, surrounds you with the story of humanity’s impact on the planet, the urgency of the climate crisis, and our quest for positive change.

Created from the powerful photographs and film of Edward Burtynsky’s 40-year career, In the Wake of Progress is co-produced with Canadian music legend Bob Ezrin and combined with a staggering original score composed by Phil Strong with vocals by award-winning Cree Métis artist iskwē and performances by musicians of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music. In the Wake of Progress challenges us to have an important conversation about our legacy and the future implications of sustainable life on Earth.

Complemented by a special curated gallery exhibition of classic Burtynsky photographs and high-resolution murals, including new and never-before-seen images, the project includes a ‘Change Station’ which tackles the question “what can I do now?”, as well as two powerful augmented reality (AR) experiences exploring the impacts and legacy of the internal combustion engine.

In the face of the climate crisis, In The Wake of Progress dares us to have an important conversation about the legacy of the widespread impact of human industry and what it means for the future of sustainable life on this planet.

_{Conceived, Directed, Filmed and Photographed by Edward Burtynsky
Commissioned and Co-produced by Luminato Festival Toronto}

<sub>Commissioning support for Edward Burtynsky’s In the Wake of Progress

Presented by RBC, Sandra and Jim Pitblado, Gretchen and Donald Ross, O.C., The Michael Young Family Foundation</sub>  

_{With Support from Louise MacCallum and Michael Barnstijn, The Hal Jackman Foundation, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, Richard W. and Donna Ivey, Joan and Jerry Lozinski, Medcan}