Belonging to Ourselves: Lynn Hershman Leeson and Sophie Calle
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Between 1973 and 1978, Lynn Hershman Leeson hired photographers to document the life of her alter ego, Roberta Breitmore. Dressed in a glossy blond wig, white blouse, and polka-dot skirt, Hershman Leeson as Roberta would saunter around San Francisco—to the bank, therapy, out on a date—all the while being monitored and photographed. Across the ocean, […]
