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Friday, May 11, 2012
"Alien Abduction – the Stuff of Science Fiction Novels, Movies, Television and, Many Claim, Real Life"
Lee Speigel
lee.speigel@huffingtonpost.com
Alien abduction -- the stuff of science fiction novels, movies, television and, many claim, real life.
Whether or not you believe the stories of people who say they've been spirited out of their cars on lonely country roads or lifted out of their beds while sleeping or zapped into a spaceship in front of several eyewitnesses, the tales are told by enough people to at least take a close look at this phenomenon.
"I believe there's a lot of idiosyncrasies going on in people, generally. I don't like to try to figure out why people are saying what they say. I take them for face value. I'm a listener and they are storytellers and I'm fascinated by the story," said photographer Steven Hirsch.
Hirsch, a New York City-based artist, specializes in photographing and interviewing people who are sometimes categorized as "fringe" members of culture. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Time, People and The New York Times. Hirsch's photographs have also been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.
For a project he calls Little Sticky Legs, Hirsch interviewed people who claim to have been part of the alien-abduction experience.
"Are these people telling me the truth? I don't know," Hirsch told The Huffington Post.
One of the difficulties in trying to study alien kidnapping stories is that the people who make these reports fear they will be ridiculed. Nevertheless, many have come forward with recollections that are bizarre and often disturbing.
In Hirsch's photographic collection, which includes drawings made by each subject, they are identified only by first names.
"I don't know if they're against using their real or full names," he said. "I only use their first names to protect their anonymity. It's my choice."
Here are some who claim they've been abducted, with their own drawings of the event:
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www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/alien-abduction-and-close-encounters_n_1500835.html?ref=topbar#s=more224952
Friday, May 11, 2012
"Alien Abduction – the Stuff of Science Fiction Novels, Movies, Television and, Many Claim, Real Life"
Lee Speigel
lee.speigel@huffingtonpost.com
Alien abduction -- the stuff of science fiction novels, movies, television and, many claim, real life.
Whether or not you believe the stories of people who say they've been spirited out of their cars on lonely country roads or lifted out of their beds while sleeping or zapped into a spaceship in front of several eyewitnesses, the tales are told by enough people to at least take a close look at this phenomenon.
"I believe there's a lot of idiosyncrasies going on in people, generally. I don't like to try to figure out why people are saying what they say. I take them for face value. I'm a listener and they are storytellers and I'm fascinated by the story," said photographer Steven Hirsch.
Hirsch, a New York City-based artist, specializes in photographing and interviewing people who are sometimes categorized as "fringe" members of culture. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Time, People and The New York Times. Hirsch's photographs have also been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.
For a project he calls Little Sticky Legs, Hirsch interviewed people who claim to have been part of the alien-abduction experience.
"Are these people telling me the truth? I don't know," Hirsch told The Huffington Post.
One of the difficulties in trying to study alien kidnapping stories is that the people who make these reports fear they will be ridiculed. Nevertheless, many have come forward with recollections that are bizarre and often disturbing.
In Hirsch's photographic collection, which includes drawings made by each subject, they are identified only by first names.
"I don't know if they're against using their real or full names," he said. "I only use their first names to protect their anonymity. It's my choice."
Here are some who claim they've been abducted, with their own drawings of the event:
SEE VIDEO & MORE PICTURES CONTINUE READING: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/alien-abduction-and-close-encounters_n_1500835.html?ref=topbar#s=more224952