Viviane sassen parasomnia book

Lexicon features images from sassens acclaimed publications flamboya 2008 and parasomnia 2011, in addition to some previously unpublished photographs. Prefaced by a short story written by moses isegawa, the pages of the book lead the eye through a series of illusions on the verge of realism. Photographer viviane sassens dreamy world of shadows and. But, with the price of flamboya exceeding far over my budget parasomnia is a good standin for owning a piece of vivine sassens amazing artwork. Yesterday i saw the pictures of the mudslide that was. Sassen grew up in east africa and has been taking photographs on the continent since her first return visit in 2002. Viviane sassen was born in 1972 in amsterdam, and lives and works there. This monograph by the awardwinning dutchborn photographer viviane sassen features photographs from throughout west and east africa. Take a look inside viviane sassens new book parasomnia.

In the hot mirror exhibition, sassens series mingle. Pdf viviane sassen download full pdf book download. Sassens overriding theme is parasomnia, a sleep disorder involving strange movements, behaviours, emotions, and dreams. Throughout photographer viviane sassens series flamboya 20018, under intense sunlight and amid vibrant foliage, clothing, soils, cityscapes, and landscapes to which sassen sometimes adds brightly colored powders and props as well, the faces of her kenyan.

Viviane sassen parasomnia parasomnia animates these feelings of dislocation juxtapoz magazine the work of viviane sassen photographer viviane sassen brings africa to amsterdam. The photographs are shot throughout west and east africa and explore the theme of parasomnia, the sleep disorder in which a person has strange dreams, behaviours and movements. Photographer viviane sassen on art, fashion and intuition. The otherworldly feel of these photographs, involving both human and inanimate subjects, aptly conveys an alteredconsciousness point of view one that is at home in the pages of a fashion magazine, newspaper, or a modern. Photographer viviane sassen on art, fashion and intuition as a new exhibition of her work opens in the uk, the artist talks to harriet fitchlittle viviane sassen photographed in her studio by. Umbra by sassen, viviane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Flamboya includes over fifty recent photographs taken across africafrom cape town to kenya to zambiathat disregard traditional boundaries of genres and tackle the problematic bond between photography, imperialism, and the colonial imagination. Despite being born to white dutch parents in the netherlands, this idea of identity is at the core of her work, in which she celebrates blackness. Viviane sassens photographs evoke the sense of displacement and ambiguity often experienced in the state between waking and sleep. Viviane sassen chameleone, short story written by moses isegawa for the book parasomnia.

Bringing together 17 years of work in the fashion world, this eyecatching volume features selections from sassens award winning series and campaigns for stella mccartney, adidas, carven, bergdorf goodman, miumiu, and m missoni, along with editorials for magazines such as the. Sassens overriding theme is parasomnia, a sleep disorder involving strange movements, behaviors, emotions, and dreams. Its a shame that parasomnia isnt as successful as her last book, flamboya. Bringing together 17 years of work in the fashion world, this eyecatching volume features selections from sassens award winning series and campaigns for stella mccartney. Then i came to viviane sassens parasomnia, recently published by prestel in germany. This week in photography books viviane sassen a photo. Bringing together 17 years of work in the fashion world, this eyecatching volume features selections from sassens award winning series and campaigns for stella mccartney, adidas, carven, bergdorf. Roxane ii by viviane sassen portrait, photography, art.

Vivianes photos are accompanied by a short story by moses isegawa, titled chameleone. Selected solo exhibitions have taken place at forma in milan 2009 and foam in. Viviane sassen is the author of in and out of fashion 4. Sassens daring and idiosyncratic approach hangs somewhere between fashion and fine art. Viviane sassen on creativity and experimentation british. The otherworldly feel of these photographs, involving both human and inanimate subjects, aptly conveys an alteredconsciousness point of viewone that is at home in the pages of a fashion magazine, newspaper, or a modern. Viviane sassen parasomnia 2011 photography quantity. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and. Sassen describes the logic of the presentation as a kind of ordered chaos. Following the success of parasomnia, this major new book focuses on the fashion photography of viviane sassen. This midcareer retrospective volume focuses on viviane sassens fine art photography, revealing a surrealist undercurrent in her work. The otherworldly feel of these photographs, involving both human and inanimate subjects, aptly conveys an alteredconsciousness point of viewone that is at home in the pages of a fashion magazine, newspaper, or a modern art. Here is a short excerpt from the beginning of the story.

Viviane sassen is a dutch artist living in amsterdam who works in both the fashion and fine art world raised in kenya until the age of five, where her father ran a polio clinic, viviane sassen, who is of dutch heritage, is often referred to as a one of the photographers who reinvigorated the realm of fashion photography through her distinctive. The series comprises photographs taken in west and east africa over the past two years, as well as a few taken in europe, which frame her enigmatic and often haunting narratives. Prestel this monograph by the withawardwinning dutchborn photographer sassen features photographs from throughout of west and east africa. Yesterday i saw the pictures of the mudslide that washed away our village. Returning to africa at the age of 16, sassen has continued to travel and work there since. When i was younger i was jealous of photographers who had their own very personal subject matter and aesthetic. Viviane sassen parasomnia in medical terminology, parasomnia denotes various sleep dysfunctions, such as somnambulism. Viviane sassen parasomnia, in medical terminology, parasomnia denotes various sleep dysfunctions, such as somnambulism. This volume includes essays that offer a context for sassens work in the history of fashion photography as well as a bibliography of nearly all of her fashion series. In and out of fashion viviane sassen, viviane, fotos. Viviane sassen, who grew up in kenya, claims that the concept of a human figure for me, in essence, is black, its not white. Id already picked this one up, and put it down twice, so i was not optimistic.

Parasomnia is the third monograph of award winning dutch photographer viviane sassen. Viviane sassen is a dutch artist living in amsterdam who works in both the fashion and fine art world find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by viviane sassen. She first studied fashion design followed by photography at hogeschool voor kunsten utrecht and fine art at ateliers arnhem. Viviane sassens photographic practice encompasses fashion, photojournalism, and f viviane sassen, africa ultra violet menthe, from series flamboya, 2008. Viviane sassens photographic practice encompasses fashion, photojournalism, and fine art, and draws from her memories of three years spent in kenya as a child. The series comprises photographs taken in west and east africa over the past two years, as well as a few taken in europe. This latest book by viviane sassen, one of the world s most acclaimed photographers, explores the concept of shadow in a series of stunning images. Viviane sassens aesthetic vocabulary suggestively recalls documentary as much as staged photography and relies on a visual economy. Its so important to allow yourself the freedom to be truly creative, says dutch artist viviane sassen.