Prenez soin de vous (braille), 2007

Take Care of Yourself (Braille)

Schenker*inFlorian Peters-Messer, *1964

ArtistSophie Calle, Paris *1953

MediumEmbossed print on paper made from a cotton and linen blend

Status

not on display

About the workIn 2004, Sophie Calle received a break-up email from her partner at the time, which ended with the formal sentence "Prenez soin de vous" (Take Care of Yourself). Instead of replying, the artist turned her ex-boyfriend’s letter into a conceptual series of the same name. Calle translated the letter into Braille and shorthand, among other versions, as can be seen here. She also asked 107 women from different professions to reinterpret her former partner’s farewell letter.

AccessionGift of Florian Peters-Messer 2023

Provenance[…] 2023 erworben durch Schenkung Florian Peters-Messer

Inventory numbermkp K 2024-78

Contemporary art
Conceptual art
Writing art

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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