TARYN SIMON
Chapter I, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII, 2011
Archival inkjet prints comprised of 3 components
84 x 118 3/4 inches overall  (213.4 sx 301.6 cm)
Ed. of 4
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TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter I, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

9. Yadav, Babloo, ~11/12 (birth date unknown). Student. Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
10. Yadav, Mukesh, ~10/11 (birth date unknown). Student. Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.

d. Corpse of a person with leprosy floating in the Ganges River. The dead are cremated on the banks of the river or tied to heavy stones and sunk in the water. Dhanaiy Yadav, Shivdutt Yadav’s father, was cremated along the banks and his ashes were scattered in the river. Ganges River, Varanasi.

b. Letter to the chief judicial magistrate of Azamgarh demanding official recognition that Shivdutt, Chandrabhan, Phoolchand, and Ram Surat Yadav are living and maintain legal title to their land. The letter also requests that legal action be taken against all officers and family members who filed false information. Family file, Azamgarh.

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TARYN SIMON
Chapter XI, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII, 2011
Archival inkjet prints, comprised of 3 components
84 x 118 3/4 inches overall  (213.4 x 301.6 cm)
Ed. of 4
© 2012 Taryn Simon

TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter XI, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

c. Official Adolf Hitler postage stamp and Hans Frank imitation stamp. The Hitler stamp was printed in 1941 for the second anniversary of the founding of the Generalgouvernement and was in circulation until the end of the Second World War. A replica of the Hitler stamp, with Frank’s image, was produced by British intelligence and released in Poland to provoke friction between Frank and Hitler. Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc., New York.

e. Leonardo da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine, taken by German troops from the Czartoryski collection during the Second World War. It hung in the Wawel apartment of Hans Frank and was later brought to his family home, Schoberhof. After Frank’s arrest, the painting was returned to the Czartoryski Museum, where it now hangs across from the empty frame for Raphael’s missing Portrait of a Youth. Czartoryski Museum, Krakow.

f. Rembrandt’s Landscape with the Good Samaritan, taken by German troops from the Czartoryski collection during the Second World War. One of only eight oil landscapes painted by the artist, it was returned to the Czartoryski Museum upon Frank’s arrest. Czartoryski Museum, Krakow.

7. Frank, Norman, 06 Mar. 1928. Bavarian television facilities director (retired). Schliersee, Germany.

8. MJK, 24 May 1958. (Information withheld). [Sent clothing as representation]

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TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter XI, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

15. (Information withheld).

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TARYN SIMON
Chapter VI, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII, 2011
Archival inkjet prints, comprised of 6 components
84 x 326 5/8 inches overall  (213.4 x 829.6 cm)
Ed. of 4
© 2012 Taryn Simon

TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter VI, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

VI, B
15. No. 337, 28 Mar. 2009. Inglewood, Queensland, Australia.
16. No. 338, 28 Mar. 2009. Inglewood, Queensland, Australia.

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TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter VI, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

a. Haigh’s chocolate Easter Bilby replaced Haigh’s Easter Bunny in 1993. Haigh’s stopped making chocolate bunnies and joined forces with the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia in an effort to counter the annual celebration of rabbits. Product of Haigh’s Chocolates, Adelaide.

b. Rabbits killed with .22 Magnum rifles by NatureCall, an organization hired to eliminate rabbits from private properties. Dead rabbits are laid out to record data, including sex, age, pregnancy, and active virus status. Cattle-grazing property west of Kingaroy, Queensland.

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TARYN SIMON
Chapter XVII, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII, 2011
Archival inkjet prints, comprised of 5 components
84 x 241 7/8 inches overall  (213.4 x 614.4 cm)
Ed. of 4
© 2012 Taryn Simon

TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter XVII, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

5. (Name withheld), 16 Mar. 1993. Student. Undisclosed location, Ukraine.
18. (Name withheld), 25 Nov. 1993. Student. Undisclosed location, Ukraine.
19. (Name withheld), 17 Jan. 1994. Student. Undisclosed location, Ukraine.

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TARYN SIMON
Excerpt from Chapter XVII, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters I–XVIII

a. History classroom at the orphanage with framed inscription above the blackboard. Translated from Ukrainian, it reads: “Those who do not know their past are not worthy of their future…” Undisclosed location, Ukraine.

d. Wooden figure of a stork delivering a child, made by one of the children at the orphanage. Undisclosed location, Ukraine.

b. Boys’ bedroom at the orphanage. Undisclosed location, Ukraine.

c. Girls’ bedroom at the orphanage. Undisclosed location, Ukraine.

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TARYN SIMON
PISTOLS (UNLICENSED), 2010
2 archival inkjet prints in 1 Plexiglas box
9 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 39.4 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
UNIDENTIFIED, UNIDENTIFIED BIOHAZARD, UNIDENTIFIED FOOD (PROHIBITED), UNIDENTIFIED LIQUID, UNIDENTIFIED MEAT (PROHIBITED), UNIDENTIFIED MUSHROOMS (PROHIBITED), UNIDENTIFIED POWDER, 2010
Box 1, 2, 4: 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 21 x 6.4cm); Box 3: 9 1/4 x 44 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 113 c 6.4cm); Box 5 & 6: 9 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 94.6 x 6.4cm); Box 7: 9 1/4 x 30 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 76.2 x 6.4cm); Box 8 & 9: 9 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 39.4 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
OCA (PROHIBITED), 2010
1 archival inkjet print in 1 Plexiglas box,
9 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches, (23.5 x 21 x 6.4cm)


 

TARYN SIMON
WOOD CARVINGS (PROHIBITED), 2010
3 archival inkjet prints in 1 Plexiglas box
9 1/4 x 22 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 57.8 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
SEXUAL STIMULANTS (PROHIBITED), 2010
4 archival inkjet prints in 1 Plexiglas box
9 1/4 x 30 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 76.2 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
CITRUS (PROHIBITED), 2010
8 archival inkjet prints in 2 Plexiglas boxes
Box 1 & 2: 9 1/4 x 30 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 76.2 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
MOVIES (PIRATED), 2010
19 archival inkjet prints in 4 Plexiglas boxes
Box 1-3: 9 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 94.6 x 6.4cm); box 4: 9 1/4 x 30 x 2 1/2 inches (23.5 x 76.2 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
GRASS (PROHIBITED), 2010
3 archival inkjet prints in 1 Plexiglas box
9 1/4 x 22 3/4 x 2 1/2 in (23.5 x 57.8 x 6.4cm)

TARYN SIMON
Cryopreservation Unit
Cryonics Institute
Clinton Township, Michigan
2007
Chromogenic color print
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches (94.6 x 113 cm)

TARYN SIMON
Exploding Warhead
Test Area C-80C
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
2007
Chromogenic color print,
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches (94.6 x 113cm)



 

TARYN SIMON
Avian Quarantine Facility
The New York Animal Import Center
Newburgh, New York
2007
Chromogenic color print
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches (94.6 x 113 cm)

TARYN SIMON
Research Marijuana Crop Grow Room
National Center for Natural Products Research
Oxford, Mississippi
2007
Chromogenic color print
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches (94.6 x 113cm)




 

TARYN SIMON
Hymenoplasty
Cosmetic Surgery
P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2007
Chromogenic color print,
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches framed, (94.6 x 113 cm)



 

TARYN SIMON
Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum Revolver Frame
Smith & Wesson Headquarters
Springfield, Massachusetts
2007
Chromogenic color print,
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches (94.6 x 113 cm)

TARYN SIMON
The Central Intelligence Agency, Art
CIA Original Headquarters Building
Langley, Virginia
2007
Chromogenic color print,
37 1/4 x 44 1/2 inches (94.6 x 113cm)




 

TARYN SIMON
LARRY YOUNGBLOOD
Alibi location, Tucson, Arizona
With Alice Laitner, Youngblood’s girlfriend and alibi witness at trial
Served 8 years of a 10.5-year sentence for Sexual Assault, Kidnapping and Child Molestation
2002
Chromogenic print
48 x 62 inches (121.9 x 157.5 cm)

TARYN SIMON
RON WILLIAMSON
Baseball field, Norman, Oklahoma
Williamson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics
before being sentenced to Death
Served 11 years of a Death sentence
for First Degree Murder
2002
Chromogenic print
48 x 62 inches (121.9 x 157.5 cm)

TARYN SIMON
RONALD JONES
Scene of arrest, South Side, Chicago, Illinois
Served 8 years of a death sentence for Rape and Murder
2002
Chromogenic print
48 x 62 inches (121.9 x 157.5 cm)




 

TARYN SIMON
TROY WEBB
Scene of the crime, The Pines, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Served 7 years of a 47-year sentence for Kidnapping, Rape and Robbery
2002
Chromogenic print
48 x 62 inches (121.9 x 157.5 cm)




 

TARYN SIMON
WILLIAM GREGORY
Wick’s Parlor, Louisville, Kentucky With fiancée Vicki Kidwell, whom he dated prior to conviction
Gregory was pool champion in prison
Served 7 years of a 70-year sentence for Rape and Burglary
2002
Chromogenic print
48 x 62 inches (121.9 x 157.5 cm)

TARYN SIMON
JEFFREY PIERCE
Lake Huron, Port Huron, Michigan
Served 15 years of a 65-year sentence
for Rape and Robbery
2002
Chromogenic print
48 x 62 inches (121.9 x 157.5 cm)