Dr. Sri, Physician, Tsunami Survivor
Taryn Simon
American, born 1975
Details
Title
Dr. Sri, Physician, Tsunami Survivor
Artist/Maker
Taryn Simon (American, born 1975)
Date
2005
Medium
Dye coupler print
Dimensions
48 x 60 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from H. B. and Doris Massey Charitable Trust and Lucinda W. Bunnen
Accession #
2006.176
On View
Currently not on view
In the fall of 2005, Taryn Simon traveled to the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, where the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami wrought its greatest devastation. Among the photographs she took is this portrait of Dr. Sri, which shows the young doctor in the spotless operating theatre where she treated dozens of victims during flood conditions in the hours following the tsunami. Simon’s formal choices—stark framing and dramatic lighting—are a departure from the typically sensationalized reportage style of photojournalists in areas of conflict, and imbue her subject with a sense of strength, calm, and accomplishment.
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