Viviane Sassen | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
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 Vuitton, among others. [3] She has won the Dutch Prix de Rome (2007) [4] and the Infinity Award from International Center of Photography. [5]
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]
Viviane Sassen | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
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 Vuitton, among others. [3] She has won the Dutch Prix de Rome (2007) [4] and the Infinity Award from International Center of Photography. [5]
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]