“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.” IfsMadeDifferentMomentsWould BeParent Author:Christian Boltanski
“When 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.” YearsI CanImportantStoriesMotherFatherParentFiveFourImagineHeardFive YearsSurvivorHolocaustMaking LoveFive Year Olds 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
“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?” IfsWayMeanChildrenMadeDifferentMomentsFactsWould BeLife IsParentBornChanceDestinyWrittenBecause Of You Author:Christian Boltanski
“I believe that at the beginning of the life of every artist there is some kind of trauma. We have a problem and all of our life we try to speak about this problem. My trauma was historical. When I was three or four, all the friends of my parents were survivors of the Holocaust; they spoke a lot about that. My father was hiding during the war, it was something totally present when I was a boy. It is sure that it has made me.” TryingBelieveKindMadeWarProblemArtistThreeFatherSpeakI BelieveParentBoysFourOur LivesHistoricalTraumaSpokesSurvivorHidingHolocaust Author:Christian Boltanski
