‘on familial ground’ by rafael goldchain
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‘on familial ground’ by rafael goldchain


self portrait as sarah gitel ryten goldberg

‘on familial ground’ by rafael goldchain is an autobiographical installation work that includes digitally
altered self-portrait photographs. however these self-portraits aren’t of goldchain. each one features
the artist re-enacting ancestral figure from his family, many of whom are no longer alive. by dressing
up in period costume and applying prosthetic makeup, goldchain mimics 56 of his relatives. the works
were compiled in exhibitions and now are features in the book ‘I am my family’.

‘the self-portraits in ‘on familial ground’ suggest that we look at family photographs in order to know
ourselves through the photographic trace left by the lost ancestral other.’

http://www.rafaelgoldchain.com


self portrait as mendel goldszajn


self portrait as doña aida precelman ritten de goldchain


self portrait as doña balbina baumfeld szpiegel de rubinstein


self portrait as mojszes precelman (older)


self portrait as david ryten


self portrait as don moises rubinstein krongold


self portrait as don marcos josé goldchain liberman (older)
nate db
09.27.08  
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To the owner of the blog: I am happy you have featured my work here. I request that you user the full titles of the work including dates of birth and death as posted on Zonezero or in my book "I Am My Family," (Princeton Architectural Press) 2008. Please make the changes and I will send you an email with permission to publish my images on your blog.
Rafael
Rafael Goldchain   10.07.08
Amazing. Smart. As always.
http://terraincognito9.blogspot.com/   10.24.08

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