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I Am Family: Photographic Memories and Fiction

I Am My Family: Photographic Memories and Fictions, by Rafael Goldchain is a very unique and interesting look at one man’s family through ancestral photographs.

The unique perspective regarding I Am My Family, is the fact that Goldchain has literally infused himself into the ancestral photographs.

“Rafael Goldchain’s I Am My Family is a family album of traditional portrait photographs with an unconventional twist: the only subject is Goldchain himself. In an elaborate process involving genealogical research, the use of makeup, hair styling, costume, and props, Goldchain transforms himself into his ancestors and captures their personifications with the camera.”

I Am My Family: Photographic Memories and Fictions, looks to be an intriguing and fascinating look at Jewish culture, through Rafael Goldchain’sself-portraits. His tribute to his ancestral past is an excellent legacy for his family members of the present and the future.