Wendelin Where you come from: Vienna Where you live now: Brooklyn What age you were at the time of the photograph: 37 How old you expect to live to be: 200 Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? no Have you ever known anyone who died at a young age? Norbert, Braincancer, 17 What do you love most to do in life? Having sex,drinking beer What would you like to see people do to change the world? Peace […]
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steve belber Where you come from: washington dc Where you live now: brooklyn, NY What age you were at the time of the photograph: 35 How old you expect to live to be: 92 What is something that you do that gives you real joy in life? wrestle with my son drink wine and eat dinner with my wife What about yourself do you really like? work ethic (mixed feelings, actually) humor Have you ever known anyone who died of […]
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Rebecca F. Where you come from: Little Rock, Arkansas Where you live now: Brooklyn, NY What age you were at the time of the photograph: 25 (I think!) How old you expect to live to be: Maybe somewhere in my 80’s. What do you love most to do in life? I am a student midwife, and I love nothing more in life than to attend births. Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? I was a hospice nurse and took care […]
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BETH DONNELLY CABÁN Where you come from (born or primarily grew up: BORN – BRONX NYC / RAISED – BOONIES NY STATE (MADISON COUNTY) Where you live now: BROOKLYN, NY What age you were at the time of the photograph: 33 How old you expect to live to be: 98 What is something that you do that gives you real joy in life? TEACH YOGA What about yourself do you really like? MY ABILITY TO HELP OTHERS (MY CHILD, A STRANGER, A LABORING […]
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JOHN CABÁN Where you come from: WESTERN MASS Where you live now: CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN What age you were at the time of the photograph: 35 How old you expect to live to be: 108! What do you love most to do in life? PLAY MUSIC, FOR AND WITH OTHER PEOPLE. What about yourself do you really like? THE ABILITY TO SHARE W/ AND LISTEN TO OTHERS. Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? YES Have you ever […]
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Ben Meyers Where you come from: Northern Ohio Where you live now: East Village, NYC What age you were at the time of the photograph: 32 How old you expect to live to be: 90 if I’m lucky enough to go of natural causes. Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? not personally, but there are things in my life that came from friends of friends who died of AIDS. Have you ever known anyone who died at […]
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Paul Moisio Where you come from: San Francisco Where you live now: NYC What age you were at the time of the photograph: 26 How old you expect to live to be: 93 What do you love most to do in life? get high and purchase super high end fashion stuff What about yourself do you really like? my taste in style and women Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? no Have you ever known anyone who […]
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Mona Banzer Where you come from: Bamberg, Germany Where you live now: Brooklyn, NY What age you were at the time of the photograph: 40 How old you expect to live to be: hopefully 80 Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? yes. dancers from the downtown dance scene of Manhattan, yet their names have escaped me – I was not close yet appreciated their stage work. Have you ever known anyone who died at a young age? […]
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Thomas Hellstrom Where you come from: Milwaukee, WI Where you live now: NYC Age at the time of the photograph: 34 How old you expect to live to be: Hopefully old enough to have fulfilled a few aspirations. Q: Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? A: Not a close friend. The location where Margaret made this portrait, the plaza of the American Museum of Natural History, was chosen as an homage to Felix Gonzalez-Torres, an artist I […]
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Lawrence Elliott Where you come from: outside of Boston Where you live now: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Age at the time of the photograph: 27? How old you expect to live to be: Not as old as I am. What do you most love to do in life? sail / scuba dive Have you ever known anyone who died of AIDS? yes Have you ever known anyone who died at a young age? yes What would you like to see people do […]
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