Greg Hobson takes a look at Taryn Simon's new photography book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Tate Modern.
I’ve always been a huge fan of Taryn Simon’s An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, so I was very excited to receive the book of her latest work, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters.
The exhibition at Tate Modern (closes 2 January 2012) is breathtaking in its ambition and scale but for me, the real legacy of this project is in this remarkable book. Meticulous and serious, yet extremely engaging, Simon’s work compels the viewer to pay attention to complex layers of information and, combinations of text and image. To be able to do this at leisure and with the work, as it were, in my hands, is a real delight.
See more on Taryn Simon’s website
