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Rafael Goldchain's "I Am My Family" is a family album of traditional portrait photographs with an unconventional twist: the only subject is Goldchain himself. In an elaborate process involving genealogical research, the use of make-up, hair styling, costume, and props, Goldchain transforms himself into his ancestors and captures their personifications with the camera. Taking some liberties with historical accuracy, Goldchain has assembled a fascinating cast of characters: from his short-story-writing grandfather, to his great-aunts Pola and Fela, to the Rabbi Gur's nephew in wedding dress, Goldchain reinvents himself over and over again. These beautifully reproduced self-portraits trace the evolution of Jewish culture from tradition to modernity and invite us to engage the history of a family decimated and scattered by the traumatic events of the 20th century. Featuring an insightful essay by curator Martha Langford, the portraits are complemented by a selection of the archival images on which they are based as well as selections from the artist's handwritten sketchbooks.

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Book category Books in English The arts Photography & photographs

• Full title: I am My Family
• Subtitle: Photographic Memories and Fictions
• Author: Rafael Goldchain
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9781568987385
• ISBN: 9781568987385
• ID: 03191432
• Publisher: PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
• Weight: 882 g
• Dimensions: 254 × 203 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. October 2008

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