Although I find Boltanski's work visually appealing, I find many of his pieces give off an erie presence which makes me feel slightly uncomfortable if I look at it for too long. His work has been considered a "disturbing archive of our social, cultural, ethnic and personal histories". Many of his pieces are death obsessed, he creates photos that are out of focus and blurred so the faces become more ghost like and emphasise the memories that lie behind these faces. I like his photos that are lit up with bulbs, the pictures become shrine like and celebratory of the lives of the people who feature in them. You can see an similarities and influences from Annette Messenger's style and presentation, who is his wife.
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