Viviane Sassen
| Viviane Sassen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1972 (age 43–44) Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Ateliers Arnhem |
| Known for | Photography |
| Movement | Contemporary Art |
| Awards | International 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 Viutton, 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]
Commissioned by Italian luxury goods manufacturer Bottega Veneta, Sassen photographed Mica Arganaraz and Sven de Vries at the Kröller-Müller Museum for the brand's spring/summer 2016 advertisements.[12]
Monographs
- Flamboya. Contrasto, 2008, ISBN 978-88-6965-139-7.
- Parasomnia. Prestel, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7913-4521-5.
- Die Son Sien Alles. Libraryman, 2011. ISBN 978-91-86269-19-7.
- Roxane. Oodee Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-0-9570389-1-2.
- In and out of fashion. Prestel, 2012. ISBN 978-3-7913-4828-5.
- Etan&Me. Odee Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9570389-4-3.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selected)
- 2001: I see you gorgeous blossom special, Fotofestival Naarden, Naarden Vesting, the Netherlands.
- 2010: Flamboya, Danziger Projects, New York, USA.
- 2012: Parasomnia, Stevenson, Cape Town.
- 2013: In and Out of Fashion', Les Rencontres d’Arles Photo Festival, Arles, France.
- 2014: Pikin Slee and Etan & Me, Stevenson Gallery, Capetown, South-Africa.
- 2014: Umbra, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- 2014: Analemma: Fashion Photography 1992 - 2012, Photographer's Gallery, London, 31 October 2014–18 January 2015.[13]
Exhibitions with others
- 2011/2012: New Photography 2011, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 2011 – January 2012. Photographs by Sassen and Moyra Davey, Zhang Dali, George Georgiou, Deana Lawson and Doug Rickard.[2]
- 2012: The Youth Code, part of Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea. Included work by Sassen as well as Anouk Kruithof, Ryan McGinley and Willem Popelier.[14]
Awards
- 2007: Prix de Rome for her Ultra Violet photography series in Africa.[4]
- 2011: Infinity Award, International Center of Photography.[5]
- 2015: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society.[15]
- 2015: David Octavius Hill Medal from the German Photography Academy[16]
References
- 1 2 "GUP - Guide to Unique Photography".
- 1 2 "New Photography 2011". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Viviane Sassen: In and Out of Fashion". W Magazine.
- 1 2 Viviane Sassen - LensCulture. "Viviane Sassen". LensCulture.
- 1 2 "Viviane Sassen".
- ↑ "MoMA - New Photography 2011 - Viviane Sassen".
- 1 2 "camera littera » Viviane Sassen - As the crow flies / Interview".
- ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (12 October 2013). "Fashion photographer Viviane Sassen: a different take". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Viviane Sassen". Musee.
- ↑ http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/about-face/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
- ↑ "Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2015". Photographers' Gallery. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Alessandra Turra (January 5, 2016), Bottega Veneta Taps Viviane Sassen for Spring Ads Women's Wear Daily.
- ↑ "Analemma: Fashion Photography 1992 - 2012", Photographer's Gallery. Accessed 3 December 2014.
- ↑ Weeks, Jonny (29 October 2012). "Red wine and doughnuts at the Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "The RPS 2015 Awards announced" Accessed 30 October 2015
- ↑ "VIVIANE SASSEN news". Stevenson. Retrieved 26 February 2016.