For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good photograph is a picture that comes as close as possible to reality. But the… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
I follow many tragedies around the world. At one point I [will] feel like I've accumulated an enormous amount of information, a critical mass… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
America is our continent. You feel in the daily language that Americans use the word "America" to erase the rest of the continent from… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
I think that all art is socially conscious. There is no alternative. Whatever we produce contains a political and social statement. There's no way… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
Nowadays I see my work being used, without my permission, as if it was an attack against the Trump regime. People want to say,… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
I think I'm a journalist in one sense - I want to communicate to people about certain things that are happening around us, around… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
As we all know, the objective and mission of the photojournalist is to show us the reality of the world. And in order to… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
Reality cannot be photographed or represented. We can only create a new reality. And my dilemma is how to make art out of a… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stops… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
My work is always based on reality. I'm not an artist that creates works of fiction. I'm not an artist who is in my… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
