Summary
Man, Keys, Phone, Clock is one in a portfolio of fourteen drypoint etchings collectively titled Autobiographical Series. It depicts a man sleeping, head resting on his arms, in front of keys, a telephone and a clock. The rows of keys hanging on individual hooks behind the sleeping man suggest that he is the receptionist of a hotel, dozing at his post. This is confirmed by an earlier title of this image, Hotel. The clock's hands are at one o'clock, possibly in the morning. Voyeurism is a theme frequently addressed in Bourgeois's works. In another image in this series, Toilette (P77682), a young woman is being spied on while she washes her hair. A further image, Sleeping Man (P77688), depicts a man sleeping in an armchair, while a little face, of uncertain gender, peeps at him from between the bars of a window… (read more)
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