For five decades, Sophie Calle (born 1953) has been a leading figure in the visual arts with her original work that tackles the big questions of existence and human emotions in general
For five decades, Sophie Calle (born 1953) has been a leading figure in the visual arts with her original work that tackles the big questions of existence and human emotions in general – love, loss, guilt, fear, embarrassment, etc. – with warmth, incisive humour, poetry in a rigorous, conceptual mode of expression. Her works often consist of a combination of photography and text. The registering sobriety that is often associated with a photograph is combined with deeply personal narratives – the artist’s or others – that are both heartfelt, moving, messy, funny and ironic.