I went to Istanbul, a city surrounded by water, I met people who had never seen the sea. I filmed their first time.
From Voir la Mer (2011) by Sophie Calle.
Tag Archives: sorrow
there are those moments when you are not there, when there is nothing at all to lift you, to elevate you, move you, and you turn, inward; sour or outward, grasping and fumbling, perhaps it is better to wallow for a moment in the soft misery, biding your time patiently, in wait of the next chord, the next light, the next sublime human interaction, which will sweep you into it with all of its force. Just wait. And remember.