Viviane Sassen

Viviane Sassen
Born1972 (age 52–53)
Amsterdam
NationalityDutch
EducationAteliers Arnhem
Known forPhotography
MovementContemporary Art
AwardsInternational Center of Photography's Infinity Award, Kees Scherer Award, Prix de Rome (Netherlands)

Viviane Sassen (born 1972) is a Dutch artist living in Amsterdam. She is a photographer who works in both the fashion and fine art world. She is known for her use of geometric shapes, often abstractions of bodies.[1] She has been widely published and exhibited. She was included in the 2011 New Photography exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.[2] She has created campaigns for Miu Miu, Stella McCartney, and Louis Vuitton, among others.[3] She has won the Dutch Prix de Rome (2007) [4] and the Infinity Award from International Center of Photography.[5]

Life and work

Sassen lived in Kenya as a child and often works in Africa.[6] She started studying fashion at Arnhem,[7] but soon turned to photography. She received her MFA from Royal Academy in Arnhem.[8]

She is of the generation of photographer/artists that alternate personal, editorial, and commercial work and embrace an interdisciplinary attitude.[9] She says, "You should always be able to judge a photograph on different grounds, on political, social, emotional, but also on personal grounds."[7]

She is known for her use of geometric shapes, often abstractions of bodies. The photographed bodies are often intertwined, inspired by daily physical contact with strangers she experienced in Africa.[1] Conscious of the stereotypical images of famine and poverty, she includes contemporary elements abundant in Africa like cell phones and automobiles.[10]

Sassen was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2015 for her exhibition Umbra at Nederlands Fotomuseum.[11]

For several advertising campaigns, Sassen worked with fashion label 3.1 Phillip Lim.[12] Commissioned by Italian luxury goods manufacturer Bottega Veneta, she photographed Mica Argañaraz and Sven de Vries at the Kröller-Müller Museum for the brand's spring/summer 2016 advertisements.[13] Working on other campaigns, she later photographed Langley Fox at Villa Noailles for Lancel (2016)[14] as well as Natalie Portman and Yara Shahidi for Dior (2022), among others.[15]

Publications

  • Flamboya. Contrasto, 2008, ISBN 978-88-6965-139-7.
  • Sketches: Polaroids of Africa. Kominek, 2010.
  • Parasomnia. Munich: Prestel, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7913-4521-5.
  • Die Son Sien Alles. Libraryman, 2011. ISBN 978-91-86269-19-7.
  • Roxane. London and Paris: Oodee, 2012. ISBN 978-0-9570389-1-2.
  • In and Out of Fashion. Munich: Prestel, 2012. ISBN 978-3-7913-4828-5.
  • Etan&Me. London and Paris: Odee, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9570389-4-3.
  • Lexicon. Tokyo: Art Beat, 2014. ISBN 978-4902080483. Edition of 1000 copies.
  • Pikin Slee. Munich: Presetel, 2014. ISBN 978-3791349534. About the village Pikin Slee.
  • Umbra. Munich: Presetel, 2015. ISBN 978-3791381602. Reprint edition.
  • Roxane II. London and Paris: Odee, 2017. ISBN 978-0-9570389-9-8. Edition of 1000 copies. With a poem by Maria Barnas.
  • Of Mud And Lotus. Tokyo: Art Beat, 2017. ISBN 978-4-902080-63-6. Edited by Shigeo Goto and Sawako Fukai. Edition of 1000 copies.
  • Hot Mirror. Munich: Prestel, 2018. ISBN 978-3791384764.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Exhibitions with others

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "GUP - Guide to Unique Photography".
  2. ^ a b "New Photography 2011". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Viviane Sassen: In and Out of Fashion". W Magazine.
  4. ^ a b Viviane Sassen - LensCulture. "Viviane Sassen". LensCulture.
  5. ^ a b "Viviane Sassen". 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "MoMA - New Photography 2011 - Viviane Sassen".
  7. ^ a b "camera littera » Viviane Sassen - As the crow flies / Interview".
  8. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (12 October 2013). "Fashion photographer Viviane Sassen: a different take". The Guardian.
  9. ^ "Viviane Sassen". Musee.
  10. ^ "About Face". 8 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2015". Photographers' Gallery. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  12. ^ Jessica Iredale (9 February 2017), Phillip Lim Turns to Viviane Sassen for Fifth Campaign Women's Wear Daily.
  13. ^ Alessandra Turra (5 January 2016), Bottega Veneta Taps Viviane Sassen for Spring Ads Women's Wear Daily.
  14. ^ Paulina Szmydke (16 April 2016), Lancel Taps Langley Fox Hemingway and Noah Mills for Spring Women's Wear Daily.
  15. ^ Jennifer Weil (21 July 2022), Natalie Portman, Yara Shahidi Front Rouge Dior Forever Campaign Women's Wear Daily.
  16. ^ O'Hagan, Sean; O’Hagan, Sean (2013-07-06). "Les Rencontres d'Arles 2013 – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  17. ^ a b "Stevenson".
  18. ^ "Inside Viviane Sassen's Analemma: Fashion Photography". Harper's Bazaar. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  19. ^ "The Photographers' Gallery opens the first UK show of Viviane Sassen's work". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  20. ^ Weeks, Jonny (29 October 2012). "Red wine and doughnuts at the Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  21. ^ "The RPS 2015 Awards announced" Accessed 30 October 2015
  22. ^ "VIVIANE SASSEN news". Stevenson. Retrieved 26 February 2016.