Blind: Sophia Calle

Sophie Calle's "Blind" is a series of works created in 1986 where she interviewed people blind from birth, asking them to describe their concept of beauty. Calle then photographed both the individual and her own photographic interpretation of their description of beauty, resulting in a multi-part artwork combining portraiture, textual descriptions, and Calle's visual interpretations. The project explores the subjective nature of beauty and the limitations of visual representation.

"I met people who were born blind. Who had never seen. I asked them what their image of beauty was." -Sophie Calle

“Sophie Calle: Because—the Blind.” The Art Institute of Chicago, 27 Aug. 2022, www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9779/sophie-calle-because-the-blind.

photography

French, English

Photography and Text, Interview

23 conversations, 80 images

The student curator has determined that the work is within the fair use for education/scholarly purposes as outlined within the U.S. copyright law section 107.

Art Institute of Chicago

Stuart Family Fund