L'ascenseur occupe la 501. Chypre les détails ricochant parfois de

les détails ricochant parfois de l'une à l'autre de manière inattendue

Preface by Yves BURNAND

Jean-Claude Golvin achieves this through his archaeological and architectural knowledge combined with his talent as a draughtsman

having found in the fable its most accurate and simplest expression

L'ascenseur occupe la 501. Chypre les détails ricochant parfois deBetween 1978 and 1981, Sophie Calle clandestinely explored the then disused Htel du Palais d'Orsay. She chose room 501 as her base and, without any pre established method, photographed the premises, which had been abandoned for five years. During her forays, she collected objects: room numbers, guest records, messages addressed to a certain "Oddo" Forty years later, room 501 has disappeared: an elevator has taken its place. At the invitation of