A review by nancyjzigler
Exquisite Pain by Sophie Calle

3.0

This would have done brilliantly blown up and in a contemporary art museum. The pages seemed to confine the narrative arc, which was more visual than anything. I found that fascinating. She has a knack for condensing the narratives of other and juxtaposing them alongside her own space. The artistic act of turning her heartbreak into something else felt definitely something, though I have no idea what. Voyeuristic? Consumer-driven? Not sure. I do like the fact that she did this to this certain person, but not that she did this in the name of love. It felt like quite the opposite.