 sophie calle (born 1953) is a french writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the french literary movement of the 1960s known as oulipo. her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and intimacy. she is recognized for her detective-like ability to follow strangers and investigate their private lives. her photographic work often includes panels of text of her own writing. since 2005 sophie 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.sophie calle. 2009 russel lecture. [university of california, san diego]. visual arts department and mcasd. january 15, 2009 she has also taught at mills college in oakland, california. exhibitions featuring the work of sophie calle took place at the hermitage museum in st. petersburg, russia,program of the festival centre pompidou in the state hermitage museum. hermitage 20/21 project. october/november 2010 at musÃ©e d'art et d'histoire du judaÃ¯sme, paris,sophie calle. public places - private space. musÃ©e d'art et d'histoire du judaÃ¯sme, paris. march 7, 2001- june 28, 2001 at paula cooper gallery, new york, usa, at the palais des beaux-arts, brussels, belgium; videobrasil, sesc pompeia, sÃ£o paulo, brazil; museum of modern art of bahia, salvador, brazil; whitechapel art gallery, london, uk; and the de pont museum of contemporary art, tilburg, the netherlands.sophie calle. questionnaire. frieze magazine. juneâaugust 2009 ==early works== after completing her schooling she travelled for seven years. when she returned to paris in 1979 she began a series of projects to acquaint herself again both with the city and people of paris and with herself. however, she soon discover
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