Taryn Simon: An Occupation of Loss

Taryn Simon: An Occupation of Loss

Taryn Simon • Hatje Cantz

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ISBN-10: 3775743197 · ISBN-13: 978‑3775743198 · 2015 · 1st Edition

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Taryn Simon’s An Occupation of Loss documents a monumental performance installation exploring the architecture of grief and the professionalization of mourning. Through a rigorous archive of global funerary traditions and the voices of professional mourners, the work examines how societies ritualize loss and the physical manifestation of sorrow across disparate cultures. This volume serves as both a record of the ephemeral performance and a conceptual inquiry into the universal human experience of death.

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