Name: The stories behind the bloodlines
Uploaded: 2012-04-18T15:04:38Z
Duration: 17 min 42 s
Description: Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many different forces.

Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many different forces.

Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines

The stories behind the bloodlines

Feuding families in Brazil, victims of genocide in Bosnia, and the living dead in India reveal the complex tapestry of human inheritance.

Bloodlines intersect with external forces like power and territory, showcasing the unpredictable nature of fate and inheritance.

Exploring genealogy and fate through bloodlines reveals how external forces like power clash with psychological inheritance.