You are what you are because your parents made love at that exact moment, and if they made love one second after you would be different. The fact that you were born means that there are no other children born because of you - you've killed them in a way. Is it destiny? Was it written somewhere that this was to be your life? Is it useful that you are here? Or is it simply by chance?
Christian BoltanskiWhen I was four or five years old, I heard a lot of stories about the Holocaust because both my parents were survivors. I'm sure that was very important in my life. My father snuck out from under the floorboards to make love to my mother. I can't imagine why they kept me.
Christian BoltanskiEvery time I ask questions about sex, I always end up asking questions about death.
Christian BoltanskiThe photo replaces the memory. When someone dies, after a while you can't visualize them anymore, you only remember them through their pictures.
Christian Boltanski