Taryn Simon: Research for "An Occupation of Loss"

For "An Occupation of Loss," Taryn Simon spent years systematically researching surviving practices of lament in consultation with linguists, musicologists, anthropologists, and historians. Listen to the artist share some of her research findings and describe the meaning of mourning rituals for various cultures represented in the work. Sources: Dr. Gentian Vyshka and Dr. Bardhyl Çipi, Universiteti i Tiranës, Albania; Qi Kun, Ethnomusicologist; Konstantinos Vantzos, Theater Director and Actor; Dr. Sarah Laursen, Middlebury College, Vermont