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The elevator occupies 501.
CALLE Sophie, DEMOULE Jean-Paul.

The elevator occupies 501.

Actes Sud
€69,00 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 25526
Format 22 x 27
Détails 368 p., color illustrations, paperback.
Publication Paris, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782330159474
Between 1978 and 1981, Sophie Calle clandestinely explored the then-disused Hôtel du Palais d'Orsay. She chose room 501 as her base and, without any pre-established method, photographed the premises, which had been abandoned for five years. During her forays, she collected objects: room numbers, guest records, messages addressed to a certain "Oddo"...

Forty years later, room 501 has disappeared: an elevator has taken its place. At the invitation of Donatien Grau, curator at the Musée d'Orsay, Sophie Calle returns to explore the place during the suspended period of confinement. Here, she hunts for the ghosts of the Palais d'Orsay with archaeologist Jean-Paul Demoule, who offers two interpretations of this archive, one scientific and the other imaginary.

Between 1978 and 1981, Sophie Calle clandestinely explored the then-disused Hôtel du Palais d'Orsay. She chose room 501 as her base and, without any pre-established method, photographed the premises, which had been abandoned for five years. During her forays, she collected objects: room numbers, guest records, messages addressed to a certain "Oddo"...

Forty years later, room 501 has disappeared: an elevator has taken its place. At the invitation of Donatien Grau, curator at the Musée d'Orsay, Sophie Calle returns to explore the place during the suspended period of confinement. Here, she hunts for the ghosts of the Palais d'Orsay with archaeologist Jean-Paul Demoule, who offers two interpretations of this archive, one scientific and the other imaginary.