RONALD JONES
Scene of arrest, South Side, Chicago, Illinois
Served 8 years of a death sentence
for Rape and Murder, 2002
Shot by Taryn Simon
Taryn Simon was born 1975 she is an American fine art photographer, her photography and writing has been featured in New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, CNN, BBC, Frontline, and NPR. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Her most recent work, which I’m a fan of is titled (An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar). After reading through the notes under each photograph, the title of the project works perfectly with the photographs. I believe she’s trying to bring forth to her viewers a sense and indebt understanding of what is going on behind the scene.
Nevertheless I found her earlier work far more interesting and moving, (The Innocents), this project documents and illustrated cases of the wrongful convicted in the United States. I must say it is truly inspirational as Taryn Simon has been able to combine a multitude of emotions in these images by photographing each accused character at the very site where they were arrested. She also goes further by noting exactly what the characters in her photograph was accused of and how long they served in jail.
Looking at the whole picture and the information provided, one will defiantly understand the feeling of what has been conveyed and I must say I felt deep sorrow.
