Sophie calle paul auster biography
Sophie calle paul auster biography
Interview with Sophie Calle - The White Review.
Sophie Calle
French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist
Sophie Calle (French pronunciation:[sɔfikal]; born 9 October 1953)[1] is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist.[2] Daughter of the contemporary art collector Robert Calle, Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement known as Oulipo.
Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. She is recognized for her detective-like tendency to follow strangers and investigate their private lives. Her photographic work often includes panels of text of her own writing.[3]
Since 2005, Calle has taught as a professor of film and photography at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
She has lectured at the University of California, San Diego in the Visual Arts Department.[4] She has also taught at Mills Col