Sophie Calle’s work, which combines image and narrative, amounts to a systematic laying bare of reality, whether it be her own or other people’s, with a limited portion left to chance. Absence is a central theme in her work. A selection of ten recent one-person shows: Rachel, Monique, 66th edition of the Avignon Festival, Église des Célestins, 2012, ‘Friche’ du Palais de Tokyo, 2010. Sophie Calle, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010. Talking to strangers, De Pont Foundation, Tilburg, Netherlands, 2010. Cuide de você, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna, Salvador, SESC Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2009. Talking to strangers, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 2009. Prenez soin de vous, Bibliothèque Nationale site Richelieu, Paris, 2008 ; French Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, 2007. M’as-tu vue, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, 2004 ; Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris, 2003.