David Schonauer of American Photo speaks with photographer Taryn Simon about her latest book An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar and upcoming exhibition in this latest online article.Excerpt:
Simon's breakthrough 2003 book The Innocents was a collection of portraits of former prison convicts who had been exonerated through DNA testing. The elaborately lit and staged portraits (in some cases, the former prisoners posed with the very people they had been accused of victimizing) were filled with blank and bitter gazes. In accompanying interviews, the former prisoners often questioned notions of justice and the merits of freedom.
The entire article and photo gallery can be viewed on popphoto.com.
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