The exhibition PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion comprises more than 200 works of the Dutch fashion photographer and artist Viviane Sassen. It is the first large-scale retrospective of the Dutch fashion photographer in the Netherlands, revealing over thirty years of her multifaceted career and bringing together photography, collage, painting and video.
Viviane Sassen gained worldwide recognition, both in the fashion industry and in the photography world. Her distinctive and eclectic visual oeuvre almost fills the entire Foam exhibitions space shedding light on Viviane’s creative process by focusing on two main themes: the search for new photographic forms and the importance of intimacy in her work.
Viviane’s oeuvre explores both the depths of human emotion and the boundaries of artistic expression. Death, sexuality, desire, and connection with others are all motifs that structure her work. Renowned for her adept use of saturated colours, mastery of light and shadow, and distinctive depictions of the human body, Viviane’s work is a testament to her artistic language. For Viviane photography is like a mirror that reflects what is already inside us, and a portal to another universe with infinite possibilities.
Enjoy the Viviane Sassen PHOSPHOR: Art & Fashion exhibition at Foam until the 12th of January 2025.