The Address Book

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The Address Book is a conceptual art project and book by French artist Sophie Calle in which she investigates the life of a stranger solely through the contacts listed in his lost address book, exploring themes of privacy, voyeurism, and identity.

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The Address Book canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist's book
conceptual art project
non-fiction book
artisticApproach appropriation of found personal data
investigative narrative
author Sophie Calle NERFINISHED
basedOn a lost address book found by Sophie Calle
countryOfOrigin France
creator Sophie Calle NERFINISHED
creatorNationality French
creatorOccupation artist
genre autobiographical art
conceptual art
non-fiction
hasInfluenced discourse on privacy in contemporary art
later works on surveillance and data
hasPart photographic elements
series of interviews
textual narratives
informationSource found personal document (address book)
interviews with people listed in the address book
mainSubject ethics
identity
intimacy
privacy
surveillance
voyeurism
medium book
conceptual performance
methodology investigating a person through their social network
movement conceptual art
contemporary art
narrativeFocus a male stranger identified only through his contacts
narrativeTechnique third-person reconstruction of a life
notableFor controversial treatment of privacy
using only contacts in an address book to portray its owner
originalLanguage French
publicationFormat serial publication before book compilation
publisher French press (periodical) prior to book form
relatedWork Double Game NERFINISHED
Suite Vénitienne NERFINISHED
setting France NERFINISHED
theme boundaries between public and private life
construction of identity through others
ethics of looking
power dynamics between observer and observed
representation of strangers

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Subject: The Address Book
Description of subject: The Address Book is a conceptual art project and book by French artist Sophie Calle in which she investigates the life of a stranger solely through the contacts listed in his lost address book, exploring themes of privacy, voyeurism, and identity.

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Sophie Calle notableWork The Address Book