I forbindelse med åpningen av utstillingen 'Sophie Calle -- Take Care of Yourself' på Stavanger kunstmuseum (12.09.13 - 26.01.14), inviterte vi Sophie Calle til en samtale med forfatter Tomas Espedal. Sophie Calle er en av Frankrikes mest berømte nålevende kunstnere og utstillingen, som er kuratert i samarbeid med Lillehammer kunstmuseum, er hennes første separatutstilling i Norge. I utstillingens hovedverk 'Take Care of Yourself' har Calle latt 107 kvinner tolke et avskjedsbrev fra sin tidligere kjæreste, der han avslutter forholdet. Sophie Calles konseptuelle verker er svært litterære og tar i likhet med Tomas Espedals romaner utgangspunkt i temaer som er selvbiografiske og personlige, men som likevel har allmenngyldig karakter. Samtalen fant sted på åpningsdagen og var en del av et større programsamarbeid med litteraturfestivalen Kapittel.
In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition 'Sophie Calle -- Take Care of Yourself', Stavanger Museum of Art arranged a talk between the writer Tomas Espedal and Sophie Calle. Calle is a distinguished conceptual artist. Originally from France, she has made her mark as an important figure on the international art scene. The exhibition is based on Take Care of Yourself (2007), a piece originally created for the French Pavilion at Venice Biennale. The piece includes a letter Calle received from a lover, in which he ended their relationship. Calle consequentially sent this letter to 107 women, asking them to analyze it based on their various professional viewpoints. Their responses are integrated in this piece and exhibition.
Calle's conceptual work holds a literary quality, and similarly to Espedal's novels, it builds on biographical and personal elements, yet illustrates topics we can all relate to. This is Calle's first solo exhibition in Norway. The conversation in this clip took place on September 12th, 2013 and was made possible through efforts and collaborations with literature festival, Kapittel.