Sketches by Viviane Sassen

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Softcover
36 pages, 16 x 20cm
Second edition, 2015
Published by Kominek Gallery

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Sketches by Viviane Sassen has recently been reissued and is now available from Antenne Books. Featuring Polaroids captured by the Dutch artist in Africa between 2002 and 2010, the book uses the images in an interesting way to create texture and shape, while the embossed cardboard cover and stitched binding make it feel unique.

—Available from Antenne Books

Viviane Sassen – Pikin Slee

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Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
February 3 – April 12, 2015

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A solo show by the Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen, entitled Pikin Slee, opened at the ICA in London earlier this month. The exhibition is primarily focused on a body of work from 2013 that she produced in the Surinamese village of the same name.

"My memories of Africa have always played a major role in my life and in my work. I guess that’s because they filled my very first consciousness. It’s in my spine, my blueprint so to speak. When I returned back from Kenya, all I knew was my life there, so Holland seemed very strange and new to me. Now that I’ve travelled so much in Africa over the past 12 years, my ideas about the continent and about myself in relation to it, have changed of course. But it’s a continuous journey, both in the inside world and the outside world. My work is a reflection of that journey."

—ICA

Viviane Sassen – Analemma: Fashion Photography 1992-2012

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—01. Gone with the Wind, 2008.
—02. Miu Miu, 2002.

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Until January 18th 2015, the first London exhibition by Dutch artist Viviane Sassen can be seen at The Photographers' Gallery. Focused on her fashion output, it features hundreds of images projected in a loop across the walls and floor of the space. This unique presentation of the work was conceived by Sassen as a way to maximise the scope of the show, while adding an extra visual layer which ties nicely into the astronomical reference used in its title. Rightly regarded one of the most innovative photographers working today, this exhibition is essential viewing for anyone living in London or passing through in the next two months – whether you have an interest in fashion or not.

—The Photographers' Gallery

Missoni Summer 2014 Campaign by Viviane Sassen

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—01. Check blazer.
—02. Signature knit.

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Shot in Tenerife by Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen, Missoni's Summer 2014 menswear campaign has now started to appear in magazines. Featuring styling by Stephen Mann, the "multifaceted sequence of portraits" highlight the texture and details of each outfit amidst flashes of primary colour.

—Missoni
—Viviane Sassen

Sol & Luna - Second Edition

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—01. Released May 13th.
—02. Edited and designed by Tony Cederteg.

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Originally photographed by Viviane Sassen in 2009, Sol & Luna is a book project published by Libraryman, for the Swedish brand Our Legacy. The small hardbound book was extremely well received upon its initial release and the first edition sold out quickly. Now, some four years later, Libraryman are set to release a brand new edition of the clothbound book, complete with a folded paper insert.

—Libraryman

Viviane Sasson - Roxane

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—01-03. 76 pages, with 43 colour photographs.

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The independent publishing house Oodee have just released an excellent new book featuring the work of Dutch photographer Viviane Sasson. Entitled Roxane the book explores the relationship between the photographer and her muse, and allows the viewer a glimpse inside Sasson's creative process. Featuring a poem by Maria Barnas, and printed in an edition of 1000, the book is available directly from the Oodee website.

—Roxane

Viviane Sassen's Die Son Sien Alles by LibraryMan

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—01. Cloth bound.
—02. 40 pages, colour offset.

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Viviane Sassen's 3rd bood for the Libraryman imprint is currently available for pre-order from their website. A first edition of 400 copies will be released on the 3rd of May, and features a series of photographs Sassen shot in the townships of Cape Town between 2002 and 2004. The bright and colourful body of work focusses predominantly on the interior decorations of peoples homes, alongside those of local shops and bars.

—LIBRARYMAN