It’ll be short today – I came across a fascinating article on a photographer who reenacts portraits of his ancestors; Christian Fuchs, a Peruvian artist, has been doing this since he was 10 years old. Having explored his immediate family tree, he is now venturing out to do genealogy research since he believes he is distantly related to Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and William Shakespeare as well.

Why all this in a week devoted to face recognition?

I believe that people like to see familiar attributes in both those who come before them and those who come after.  “My, little – fill in the name – looks just like aunt Mathilda, doesn’t she?” There must be some comfort in there, some sense of continuity, a sense of tribe. Which is how we started this week – namely that the whole concept of recognition is important in order to distinguish between friend and foe. Maybe some need that sense of belonging so badly that they are willing to switch their own looks for those of their family – if only temporarily….Check out the link if only for the pretty amazing pictures.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38828042

In any case, here is to the tribe called: friends!!!