Suite vénitienne
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Suite vénitienne is a conceptual art and photography project by Sophie Calle in which she obsessively follows and documents a man through Venice, blending surveillance, narrative, and autobiography.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist’s book
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conceptual art project ⓘ photo-text work ⓘ photography project ⓘ |
| artisticStrategy | following and documenting an unknown man ⓘ |
| artMovement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| author | Sophie Calle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | follows the man’s movements through Venice over several days ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Sophie Calle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | a man followed by the artist in Venice ⓘ |
| describedAs | blend of surveillance, narrative, and autobiography ⓘ |
| documentationMethod | photographs and written notes ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical narrative
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conceptual art ⓘ documentary photography ⓘ photo essay ⓘ |
| hasPart |
handwritten-style narrative text
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sequences of surveillance photographs ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English edition ⓘ |
| inCollection | contemporary art and photography collections ⓘ |
| influencedBy | conceptual photography of the 1970s ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
following a stranger
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identity ⓘ obsession ⓘ surveillance ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| medium |
black-and-white photography
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photo-text sequence ⓘ text ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary-like account ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of investigative methods with personal narrative
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use of surveillance as an artistic tool ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrative | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| setting | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of photographs with accompanying text ⓘ |
| theme |
blurring of art and life
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documentation of everyday life ⓘ ethics of looking ⓘ private versus public space ⓘ stalking as artistic method ⓘ |
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