Sophie Calle: the Hotel Book

Sophie Calle: The Hotel Book documents the artist's provocative 1981 performance at a Venetian hotel, where she worked as a chambermaid while secretly documenting guests' private lives. Through photographs and collected artifacts, Calle reveals the intimate details of strangers—their belongings, correspondence, and personal traces—creating a compelling meditation on privacy, voyeurism, and the stories objects tell. A landmark work in contemporary conceptual art that challenges ethical boundaries and invites reflection on observation and intrusion.