Director of photography : Caroline Champetier
‘I went to Istanbul, a city surrounded by water, I met people who had never seen the sea. I filmed their first time.’
In “Voir la mer” Sophie Calle has invited people from Istanbul, most of whom coming from the interior of Turkey, to see the sea for the first time, through the lens of Caroline Champetier’s camera.
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Directeur de la photographie : Caroline Champetier
‘À Istanbul, une ville entourée par la mer, j’ai rencontré des gens qui ne l’avaient jamais vue. J’ai filmé leur première fois.’
Dans « Voir la mer », Sophie Calle a invité des habitants d’Istanbul, souvent venus de l’intérieur de la Turquie, à regarder la mer pour la première fois, sous l’oeil de la caméra de Caroline Champetier.
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Voir la mer, 2011
During a trip in Istanbul, Sophie Calle was surprised to learn that this immense coastal city was hosting many elderly people who had never been able to look at the sea. She decided to accompany them on their first trip to the Black Sea. They walked towards the water blindfolded or turning their eyes away, and, once they were able to contemplate the sea as long as they desired, they turned towards Sophie Calle’s camera. The series of 14 videos entitled Voir la mer, shows this intimate and deeply moving experience by capturing one’s first gaze cast upon the sea.
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