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Dutch photographer (born )

Viviane Sassen (born ) 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 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 () ^[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 for her exhibition Umbra at Nederlands Fotomuseum.^[11]

For several advertising campaigns, Sassen worked with fashion label 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 advertisements.^[13] Working on other campaigns, she later photographed Langley Fox&#;at Villa Noailles&#;for Lancel ()^[14] as well as Natalie Portman and Yara Shahidi for Dior (), among others.^[15]

Publications

• Flamboya. Contrasto, , ISBN&#;
• Sketches: Polaroids of Africa. Kominek,
• Parasomnia. Munich: Prestel, , ISBN&#;
• Die Son Sien Alles. Libraryman, ISBN&#;
• Roxane. London and Paris: Oodee, ISBN&#;
• In and Out of Fashion. Munich: Prestel, ISBN&#;
• Etan&Me. London and Paris: Odee, ISBN&#;
• Lexicon. Tokyo: Art Beat, ISBN&#; Edition of copies.
• Pikin Slee. Munich: Presetel, ISBN&#; About the village Pikin Slee.
• Umbra. Munich: Presetel, ISBN&#; Reprint edition.
• Roxane II. London and Paris: Odee, ISBN&#; Edition of copies.

  With a poem by Maria Barnas.

• Of Mud And Lotus. Tokyo: Art Beat, ISBN&#; Edited by Shigeo Goto and Sawako Fukai.
  Viviane sassen biography of williams family Paper Magazines. Equipment Rentals. Eric Kunsman is a renowned photographer and educator whose work explores the intersection of history, culture, and social commentary. Viviane Sassen born is a Dutch artist living in Amsterdam.

  Edition of copies.

• Hot Mirror. Munich: Prestel, ISBN&#;

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• In and Out of Fashion,Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France^[16]
• Umbra,Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam, the Netherlands^[17]
• Analemma: Fashion Photography – ,The Photographers' Gallery, London, October – January ^[18][19]

Exhibitions with others

• / New Photography , Museum of Modern Art, New York, September – January Photographs by Sassen and Moyra Davey, Zhang Dali, George Georgiou, Deana Lawson and Doug Rickard.^[2]
• The Youth Code, part of Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea.

  Included work by Sassen as well as Anouk Kruithof, Ryan McGinley and Willem Popelier.^[20]

Awards

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