There's this presence of these missing people and this lost community that I felt but could not see, and that was a very strange dissonance for me. — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image
I use images as signifiers that point to layers of history, lost communities or a latent collective whispering within a certain context. — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image
Simply because something is not visible it doesn't mean that it is not there. — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image
I use contemporary media to reanimate sites and places with images of their own lost histories. — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image
There's this presence of these missing people and this lost community that I felt but could not see, and that was a very strange… — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image
I think of my work as a kind of peeling back of the wallpaper of today to reveal the histories buried underneath. — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image
My intention is to create opportunities for reflections and meditations on history. — Shimon Attie Copy Share Image