sophie calle in the streets
17 September 2009

She talks in a youtube  to a bunch of students at the European Graduate School about how after 7 years travel – she returned to Paris – and not knowing what to do and having lost her older friends, she decide to follow one person everyday and take phtos and notes. tpo be ruled by the route this person took. Liberating. A way to do something and to meet again her city.. Becoming more professional and following this man and losing him then meeting him again that night… and decided that was sign to stay with him and realised he was going to this place in Venice – she followed him there and followed him for a few weeks. These notes and photos became a book that was exhibited. The photos were secondary.

Then she met with a girlfriend who was working late – she invited her to stay – in her bed. her friend expressed how warm the bed was. Sophie decided for something to do, to invite strangers to sleep in her bed for 8 hrs – the baker etc – in exchange she took a photo every hour and a questionnaire – to keep it formal – not to be friends – a professional distance yest to maintain a a convesation on their habits. These people woiuld meet briefly the next bed occupant and talk. this lasted  1 week.