The fact that you were born means that there are no other children born because of you โ youโve killed them in a way.
Christian BoltanskiWe all die twice - once when we actually die and once when no one on earth recognizes our photograph.
Christian BoltanskiWe're painting the same people all our life - it's just the way we look at them that changes. If you experience trauma, you can speak about it in so many different ways. You can speak about landscape, you can speak about your food; it's always different. Trauma is the beginning of life as an artist.
Christian BoltanskiThere are very few times in creation in your life. One time is when you become an adult, one time is when your parents die, and the other time is when you are very old.
Christian Boltanski