I've Been Seen!

This selfie was inspired by Sophie Calle, a strange artist who took a different approach to taking photos of other people. This particular selfie isn't necessarily a selfie of my physical self but what I do when I'm in class taking "notes" that a classmate sent me, its creepy but interesting like Sophie Calle's work. I see it as invading someone's personal life through stealthy alternatives to not have to arise any suspicion. While trying to watch someone else, I was being seen already.

Calle to me is like an under cover agent who is investigating people's lives from close yet far, discovering little habits, or activities they enjoy participating in. Shes created a work of art that stands out in a gallery, people don't know how they really are until they see it, while being watched and not knowing it allows people to act as they would in whatever situation they are in without the pressure of being watched.

Finding out what to present was difficult, as I didn't just want to photograph random people walking down the street. I wanted to do something a little more personal, something that actually interested me, and my classmate gave me this brilliant idea by sending me all my doodles I do in class. It was perfect, I didn't know this person was even taking photos of me taking my "notes" in class. So I saved the photos they sent me and I took it upon myself to post them here because I didn't really think before that I had this strange habit of doodling, rather than looking at my phone or going online to tweet something or check out Instagram.