This series intrigues me because it is artwork created by such an unusual process. When people think of art or photography they are unlikely to think of a person elaborately pretending to be something that they are not to gain access to information about people they don't know. In this way creating this series Sophie Calle seems more like a spy or detective than an artist. Also the fact that she was working as a cleaner in order to build up this series and had a role to perform adds an element of performance art.
All of Calle's work that I have seen I find very interesting and original. This may be partly down to the fact that after leaving school she travelled for seven years which may have given her a unique perspective on the world.
I feel like it would be interesting to have a film of her life.
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