Viviane sassen parasomnia book

Viviane sassen parasomnia parasomnia animates these feelings of dislocation juxtapoz magazine the work of viviane sassen photographer viviane sassen brings africa to amsterdam. Viviane sassen chameleone, short story written by moses isegawa for the book parasomnia. Viviane sassen parasomnia, in medical terminology, parasomnia denotes various sleep dysfunctions, such as somnambulism. Search for library items search for lists search for. An african childhood has given viviane sassen a daring and original eye as a fashion photographer. Viviane sassen is one of todays most innovative photographers and this stunning book looks back at a decade of her work, including new collages and previously unpublished photographs. Selected solo exhibitions have taken place at forma in milan 2009 and foam in. Viviane sassen parasomnia in medical terminology, parasomnia denotes various sleep dysfunctions, such as somnambulism. 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. Yesterday i saw the pictures of the mudslide that washed away our village. Sassens daring and idiosyncratic approach hangs somewhere between fashion and fine art. Based on an awardwinning exhibition, viviane sassen s new book focuses on a common theme in her photographs. 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. 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.

Viviane sassens photographic practice encompasses fashion, photojournalism, and f viviane sassen, africa ultra violet menthe, from series flamboya, 2008. 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. 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. Here is a short excerpt from the beginning of the story. Id already picked this one up, and put it down twice, so i was not optimistic. Viviane sassens aesthetic vocabulary suggestively recalls documentary as much as staged photography and relies on a visual economy. Sassen grew up in east africa and has been taking photographs on the continent since her first return visit in 2002.

In the hot mirror exhibition, sassens series mingle. Pdf viviane sassen download full pdf book download. Parasomnia is the third monograph of award winning dutch photographer viviane sassen. Viviane sassen, who grew up in kenya, claims that the concept of a human figure for me, in essence, is black, its not white. Roxane ii by viviane sassen portrait, photography, art. Bringing together 17 years of work in the fashion world, this eyecatching volume features selections from sassens awardwinning series and campaigns for stella mccartney, adidas, carven, bergdorf goodman, miumiu, and m missoni, along with editorials for magazines such as the. Sassen describes the logic of the presentation as a kind of ordered chaos. Viviane sassen parasomnia 2011 photography quantity. Umbra by sassen, viviane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Viviane sassen parasomnia, parasomnia animates these feelings of dislocation between home and away, night and day, life and dreams.

Lexicon features images from sassens acclaimed publications flamboya 2008 and parasomnia 2011, in addition to some previously unpublished photographs. Photographer viviane sassens dreamy world of shadows and. Vivianes photos are accompanied by a short story by moses isegawa, titled chameleone. Its so important to allow yourself the freedom to be truly creative, says dutch artist viviane sassen. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and. From parasomnia, her new book on africa coming out soon in september, prestel. Returning to africa at the age of 16, sassen has continued to travel and work there since. 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. Its a shame that parasomnia isnt as successful as her last book, flamboya. This midcareer retrospective volume focuses on viviane sassens fine art photography, revealing a surrealist undercurrent in her work. When i was younger i was jealous of photographers who had their own very personal subject matter and aesthetic. She first studied fashion design followed by photography at hogeschool voor kunsten utrecht and fine art at ateliers arnhem.

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. Viviane sassen on creativity and experimentation british. 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. In and out of fashion viviane sassen, viviane, fotos. 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 sassen was born in 1972 in amsterdam, and lives and works there. Photographer viviane sassen on art, fashion and intuition. 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. Sassens overriding theme is parasomnia, a sleep disorder involving strange movements, behaviors, emotions, and dreams. 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 sassens photographic practice encompasses fashion, photojournalism, and fine art, and draws from her memories of three years spent in kenya as a child. Prestel this monograph by the withawardwinning dutchborn photographer sassen features photographs from throughout of west and east africa. This week in photography books viviane sassen a photo. Following the success of parasomnia, this major new book focuses on the fashion photography of viviane sassen.

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. 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. This monograph by the awardwinning dutchborn photographer viviane sassen features photographs from throughout west and east africa. 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. Flamboya by viviane sassen meet your next favorite book. 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. Take a look inside viviane sassens new 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. Viviane sassens photographs evoke the sense of displacement and ambiguity often experienced in the state between waking and sleep. Viviane sassen is the author of in and out of fashion 4. Sassens overriding theme is parasomnia, a sleep disorder involving strange movements, behaviours, emotions, and dreams. 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.