Taryn Simon
Photographer | Documenting the Invisible Infrastructure
Taryn Simon is a Culture Design & Transformation speaker who has appeared at 2 events including TED 2011 and TED 2009, most recently in 2011.
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Taryn Simon's large-format photography grants audiences access to the hidden workings of the American infrastructure. With a knack for gaining entry into forbidden zones, she documents the unseen systems that sustain modern society.
Simon's thought-provoking images expose the mechanics behind iconic institutions, offering a rare glimpse into the machinery behind the public facade. Her talks challenge audiences to reconsider the complex realities concealed within the built environment.
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The stories behind the bloodlines
Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many different forces.
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