Because he was ninety-four and I knew we didn’t have much time left
Because I ran into him at FIAC and thought that soon I’d no longer catch sight of his elegant person at contemporary art events
Because I was always elated to see him and wanted to save a trace of this encounter
Because he was wearing the cap that looked so good on him
Because he had the soft smile and impish, kind and knowing expression of the good days
Because he was standing in front of the work of an artist he admired
Because on that work was the word SILENCE
Because he avoided being photographed, as he didn’t like the shape of his mouth, and because I had so few photographs of him
Because I knew he would go along with it, because it was FIAC, and there was that SILENCE above his head, and his daughter wanted it, it was enough to give in
Because I saw that it would be one of the finest portraits of him that would be left to me
Because I felt that it would probably be a last time of some kind
Because I needed more memories
Exhibition of the Autobiographies series:
2018 Château La Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France
2017 Beau doublé, Monsieur le marquis ! Sophie Calle et son invitée Serena Carone, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France
2016 Histoires vraies, Théâtre Liberté, Toulon, France
2015 Modus vivendi, La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Barcelona, Spain
2009 Palais des Beaux-Arts , Bruxelles
2006 "True stories", Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin Miami
2002 Sprengel Museum, Hannover
1996 Tel Aviv Museum of Art
1991 Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain de la Ville de Paris
- Beau doublé, Monsieur le marquis ! Sophie Calle et son invitée Serena Carone, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France