Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Images(2)

The Hotel, Room 24, March 2

Artist Sophie Calle (French, born 1953)

Date1983

MediumGelatin silver prints with ektachrome print; collage/diptych

Dimensionsinstalled: 6 ft. 10 1/4 in. x 57 1/8 in. (208.9 x 145.1 cm)
each frame: 41 1/8 x 57 1/8 in. (104.5 x 145.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund

Object number2002.17

Collections

CONTEMPORARY

DescriptionVertically hung diptych, the top featuring a photo of a bed with a pink bedspread and ornate gold headboard on a pink wall with the words "ROOM 24" and large blocks of text underneath. The bottom featuring eight black and white photos (from top left) of the same bed but unmade; two suitcases (one open); bags, shoes, and a tape deck; coats hanging in a closet; six portrait photos of women on the floor; a crumpled piece of paper covered in writing; a scarf hung on a towel bar; and an unmade bed.