Parce Que [SIGNED]

Sophie Calle.

Editions Xavier Barral. Paris. 2018. First edition. Signed by Sophie Calle in ink on the dedication page. Hardback, small quarto; bound in brown silk with a white title label pasted to front board. Unpaginated. 32 photographs loosely inserted between uncut pages. French. 250 x 180mm. 0.5kg. 9782365112079. Fine.

'Parce que j'ai lu cette histoire d'un passant qui s'extasie devant un enfant et de la mere qui s'exclame: "Et vous n'avez pas vu sa photo!"'

Sophie Calle examines the reason why she takes a photo. Her explanatory text comes first - "Parce que ..." - and is then followed by a photograph hidden in the uncut leaves of the following pages. The primacy of the image is questioned, with the accompanying words taking a predominant place. Signed by Calle.