Sophie Calle: Because
This work is part of Calle’s ongoing exploration of the relationship between narrative, memory, and photography, and mixes humor and melancholy with her particular eye for irony. In each piece, a felt curtain embroidered with Calle’s writing conceals a hidden photograph behind it. In presenting viewers with the text before the picture, Calle upends the usual order in which images are read.

Sophie Calle, North Pole, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm]

Sophie Calle, North Pole, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, North Pole, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, David, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, David, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, David, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, The Unknown Woman, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, The Unknown Woman, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches (overall) [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, José Tomás, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, José Tomás, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, She’s Dead, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, She’s Dead, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, Why her?, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, Why her?, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, Without Child, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, Without Child, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, The Bed, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie Calle, The Bed, 2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleNorth Pole
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm]

Sophie CalleNorth Pole
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleNorth Pole
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 26 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 93 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleDavid
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleDavid
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleDavid
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 23 x 3 inches [43 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleThe Unknown Woman
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleThe Unknown Woman
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 29 x 23 x 3 inches (overall) [73 x 58 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleJosé Tomás
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleJosé Tomás
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 19 x 15 x 3 inches (overall) [49 x 38 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleShe’s Dead
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleShe’s Dead
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 17 x 21 x 3 inches (overall) [43 x 52 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleWhy her?
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches (overall) [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleWhy her?
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 27 x 37 x 3 inches [67 x 96 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleWithout Child
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleWithout Child
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleThe Bed
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French

Sophie CalleThe Bed
2018
pigment print, embroidered woolen cloth, wooden box, 15 x 19 x 3 inches (overall) [39 x 48 x 7 cm], edition of 3 in English & 3 in French