The Hotel, Room 47, 1981
This piece by Sophie Calle, 1981 consists of photographs and text recored at the time of work between Sunday 22nd Feb 1981 to Tuesday 24th in a Vinetien Hotel. She photographed and wrote about what she had discovered in a series of twelve hotel rooms on the 4th floor.
"Calle is unashamedly voyeuristic, reading diaries, letters, postcards and notes written or kept by the unknown guests, rummaging in suitcases, and looking into wardrobes and drawers. She sprays herself with their perfume and cologne, makes herself up using the contents of a vanity case, eats food left behind and salvages a pair of women’s shoes left in the bin. Outside the room, she listens at doors, recording the occupants’ conversations or any other sounds she may overhear, and even peers into a room when the floor-waiter opens the door to catch a glimpse of the unknown guests." - www.tate.org.uk
I quite like pieces of work that are factual and documented, because it gives the viewer/ reader the feel that they are part of what is happening, or is being told a story. I did a project nearly two years ago which consisted of a book, filled with photographs of objects that appear in my everyday life. The objects that made me feel good and relaxed were in colour. This concept reminds me of Tucker Shaw, who recored and photographed EVERYTHING he ate over the space of one year, then made it into a book, 'Everything I Ate - A year in the life of my mouth'. -Have a look!
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