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Canada's 2016 Venice Biennale theme digs into the country's influence in resource extraction

Sardinia Geomineral Park (UNESCO) – 8,000 Years of Mining 1:1,000,000. Image courtesy of OPSYS.

Gold Ore (Au, Cu, Pyrite) 30X Zoom Concentration 1 : 1,000,000,000 (1 PPB). Image courtesy of OPSYS.

Cyanide Beach - Arsenic Lake (Sardinia) 90.00m ASL. Image courtesy of OPSYS.

A Brief History of Empire 2015-1215: 800 Years of Extraction. Image courtesy of OPSYS.

Ground Zero – Giardini della Biennale & Geographies of National Pavilions 1:10,000. Image courtesy of OPSYS.

Extraction Empire 9,000 Projects Worldwide. Image courtesy of OPSYS.

Ground Zero – Giardini della Biennale & Geographies of National Pavilions 1:10,000. Image courtesy of OPSYS.

Ground Zero – Giardini della Biennale & Geographies of National Pavilions 1:10,000. Image courtesy of OPSYS.