For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good photograph is a picture that comes as close as possible to reality. But the camera never manages to record what your eyes see, or what you feel at the moment. The camera always creates a new reality.


Let there be light: the Rwanda Project 1994-1998 (ed. Distributed Art Pub Inc, 1998)

Alfredo Jaar Quotes

For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good...

For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good...

For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good...

For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good...