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SOPHIE CALLE
"Ta k e ca re o f yo u rse l f. C ro sswo rd p u z z l e wri te r, C a th e ri n e C a ro n e " / "Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s . C ru ci ve rb i s te , C a th e ri n e
C a ro n e " 2 0 0 7
C o l o r p ri n t, te xt o n fe l t, fra m e (x2 ) / Ph o to g ra p h i e co u l e u r, fe u tri n e s u r ch a s s i s , e n ca d re m e n t (x2 )
2 0 3 /4 x 2 5 3 /4 i n ch e s (p h o to ) + 6 1 1 /2 x 6 6 i n ch e s (te xt) / 5 3 x 6 5 ,5 cm (p h o to ) + 1 5 6 ,5 x 1 6 7 ,5 cm (te xte )
Ed i ti o n o f 3

I re ce i ve d a n e m a i l te l l i n g m e i t wa s o ve r.
I d i d n t k n o w h o w to re sp o n d
I t wa s a l m o st a s i f i t h a d n t b e e n m e a n t fo r m e .
I t e n d e d wi th th e wo rd s, Ta k e ca re o f yo u rse l f.
I fo l l o we d th i s a d vi ce to th e l e tte r
I a sk e d 1 0 7 wo m e n (a s we l l a s two h a n d p u p p e ts a n d a p a rro t), ch o se n fo r th e i r p ro fe ssi o n o r sk i l l s, to i n te rp re t th e
l e tte r.
To a n a l yse i t, co m m e n t o n i t, d a n ce i t, si n g i t. D i sse ct i t. Exh a u st i t.
U n d e rsta n d i t fo r m e . An swe r fo r m e .
I t wa s a wa y o f ta k i n g th e ti m e to b re a k u p
A wa y to ta k e ca re o f m yse l f.
J a i re u u n m a i l d e ru p tu re . Je n a i p a s s u r p o n d re .
C ta i t co m m e s i l n e m ta i t p a s d e s ti n .
Il s e te rm i n a i t p a r l e s m o ts : Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s .
J a i p ri s ce tte re co m m a n d a ti o n a u p i e d d e l a l e ttre .
J'a i d e m a n d 1 0 7 fe m m e s - d o n t u n e p l u m e s e t d e u x e n b o i s - ch o i s i e s p o u r l e u r m ti e r, l e u r ta l e n t, d i n te rp r te r
l a l e ttre s o u s u n a n g l e p ro fe s s i o n n e l .
L a n a l ys e r, l a co m m e n te r, l a j o u e r, l a d a n s e r, l a ch a n te r.
L a d i s s q u e r. L p u i s e r. C o m p re n d re p o u r m o i . Pa rl e r m a p l a ce .
U n e fa o n d e p re n d re l e te m p s d e ro m p re . m o n ryth m e .
Pre n d re s o i n d e m o i .
EXH IBITION S:
2010
- "Ta l ki n g to Stra n g e rs ",
2009
- "Ta l ki n g to Stra n g e rs ",
- "Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s ",
- "Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s ",
2008
- "Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s ",
- "Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s ",
2007
- "Pre n e z s o i n d e vo u s ",

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Bi b l i o th q u e N a ti o n a l e R i ch e l i e u , Pa ri s , Fra n ce
C e n tre d 'a rt C o n te m p o ra i n D H C /AR T, Mo n tre a l , C a n a d a
Fre n ch Pa vi l i o n o f th e 5 2 th i n te rn a ti o n a l Bi e n n a l o f Ve n i s e , Ita l y
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