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Taryn Simon Quotes: Photography's history is bound to the mistake, to the accident.
         

Photography's history is bound to the mistake, to the accident.


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There is no truth in photography. One can't reproduce an absolute truth. That said, I don't see [my photographs] as being any less truthful than any other photographs.

There is no truth in photography. One can't reproduce an absolute truth. That said, I don't see [my photographs] as being any less truthful than any other photographs.



Archives exist because there's something that can't necessarily be articulated. Something is said in the gaps between all the information.

Archives exist because there's something that can't necessarily be articulated. Something is said in the gaps between all the information.



My work is drawn to the political but avoids an agenda. There is no inherent critique or support.

My work is drawn to the political but avoids an agenda. There is no inherent critique or support.



Photography threatens fantasy.

Photography threatens fantasy.



The photograph doesn't claim to be a participant, or to know, or to be a club member of whatever it's documenting - photography is more demanding when it doesn't pretend to know.

The photograph doesn't claim to be a participant, or to know, or to be a club member of whatever it's documenting - photography is more demanding when it doesn't pretend to know.



I want to see everything. I guess the positive version of not seeing or not knowing would be preservation of fantasy.

I want to see everything. I guess the positive version of not seeing or not knowing would be preservation of fantasy.



The majority of my work is about preparation.

The majority of my work is about preparation.



In my work, I construct texts and images. Between those two points the blur occurs. Each is altered by the other again and again, back and forth.

In my work, I construct texts and images. Between those two points the blur occurs. Each is altered by the other again and again, back and forth.





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A curious mind is never bored.

A curious mind is never bored.



If we want to stay Happily in this world and also after world.Then make home But Not Only on the ground, make home in the heart

If we want to stay Happily in this world and also after world.Then make home But Not Only on the ground, make home in the heart




What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.



I try my damnedest to quirk up anything that Im in.

I try my damnedest to quirk up anything that Im in.



Israel's flexibility is dependent on its sense of security.

Israel's flexibility is dependent on its sense of security.



The knowledge of reincarnation assures us that life is worth living. Life is not a one-shot deal. It is forever.

The knowledge of reincarnation assures us that life is worth living. Life is not a one-shot deal. It is forever.



Consider England. Within a few score years how many unsettling changes in religion has the whole kingdom made, according to the change of its rulers, in the various religions which they embraced.

Consider England. Within a few score years how many unsettling changes in religion has the whole kingdom made, according to the change of its rulers, in the various religions which they embraced.



You should be able to look at me and see my work. You should be able to look at my work and see me.

You should be able to look at me and see my work. You should be able to look at my work and see me.



Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.

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