“I think it is very important to know that we are going to die. Now we refuse the fact of dying. There was once serenity in dying where you had all your children around you in a ceremony and would utter your last words with something like, 'I love the sky'.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenImportantFactsLastsDiesSkyDyingOur ChildrenRefuseYour ChildrenSerenityLast WordsCeremony Author:Christian Boltanski
“There 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.” DiesParentCreationAdultsOne Time Author:Christian Boltanski
“The science about life is very optimistic. Every second, four people in the world die, and six are born. This is optimistic.” PeopleWorldLife IsDiesBornFourSixOptimisticEvery Second Author:Christian Boltanski
“In science we see progress. In art there is no progress. In art the questions have always been the same. From the beginning of time till now, we are always asking the same questions. There are very few. We are looking for God, we are asking why we die, we are contemplating sex and the beauty of nature. The only thing that changes is that, in each period of questioning, we speak with the language of our time.” ArtDiesSpeakLanguageSexProgressPeriodsAskingOur TimeQuestioningContemplatingNature BeautyAsking Why Author:Christian Boltanski
“The photo replaces the memory. When someone dies, after a while you can't visualize them anymore, you only remember them through their pictures.” RememberDiesMemoriesWhen Someone Dies Author:Christian Boltanski
“We all die twice - once when we actually die and once when no one on earth recognizes our photograph.” EarthDiesPhotograph Author:Christian Boltanski
