In science we see progress. In art there is no progress. In art the questions have always been the same. From the beginning of time till now, we are always asking the same questions. There are very few. We are looking for God, we are asking why we die, we are contemplating sex and the beauty of nature. The only thing that changes is that, in each period of questioning, we speak with the language of our time.
It's pretentious to say, but my art is like a little Zen story, a story with a question mark at the end. People can take from it what they need. If s… - Christian Boltanski
It's pretentious to say, but my art is like a little Zen story, a story with a question mark at the end. People can take from it what they need. If s…
- Christian Boltanski
We all die twice - once when we actually die and once when no one on earth recognizes our photograph. - Christian Boltanski
We all die twice - once when we actually die and once when no one on earth recognizes our photograph.
Photography is used to give evidence, and the evidence is always deceiving. - Christian Boltanski
Photography is used to give evidence, and the evidence is always deceiving.
Every time I ask questions about sex, I always end up asking questions about death. - Christian Boltanski
Every time I ask questions about sex, I always end up asking questions about death.
In science we see progress. In art there is no progress. In art the questions have always been the same. From the beginning of time till now, we are … - Christian Boltanski
In science we see progress. In art there is no progress. In art the questions have always been the same. From the beginning of time till now, we are …
When I was four or five years old, I heard a lot of stories about the Holocaust because both my parents were survivors. I'm sure that was very import… - Christian Boltanski
When I was four or five years old, I heard a lot of stories about the Holocaust because both my parents were survivors. I'm sure that was very import…
In most of my photographic pieces I have manipulated the quality of the evidence that people assign to photography, in order to subvert it, or to sho… - Christian Boltanski
In most of my photographic pieces I have manipulated the quality of the evidence that people assign to photography, in order to subvert it, or to sho…
I never take photographs myself. I don’t feel like a photographer, more like a recycler - Christian Boltanski
I never take photographs myself. I don’t feel like a photographer, more like a recycler
I believe that at the beginning of the life of every artist there is some kind of trauma. We have a problem and all of our life we try to speak about… - Christian Boltanski
I believe that at the beginning of the life of every artist there is some kind of trauma. We have a problem and all of our life we try to speak about…
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