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 CalleNorth Pole
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Sophie CalleNorth Pole
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Sophie CalleNorth Pole
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Sophie CalleDavid
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Sophie CalleDavid
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Sophie CalleDavid
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Sophie CalleThe Unknown Woman
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Sophie CalleThe Unknown Woman
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Sophie CalleJosé Tomás
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Sophie CalleJosé Tomás
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Sophie CalleShe’s Dead
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Sophie CalleShe’s Dead
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Sophie CalleWhy her?
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Sophie CalleWhy her?
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Sophie CalleWithout Child
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Sophie CalleWithout Child
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Sophie CalleThe Bed
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Sophie CalleThe Bed
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