Foam is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of Dutch artist Viviane Sassen to its museum with her first retrospective, 

. The exhibition serves a significant homecoming for Sassen, following her first showcase at Foam in 2008 titled 

Eudocimus Ruber, from the series "Of Mud and Lotus", 2017

Foam

DNA, from the series "Lexicon", 2007

Self Portrait, 1990

Viviane Sassen - Phosphor

Viviane Sassen

Foam offers Foam Fund shareholders the unique opportunity to visit the studio of photographer Viviane Sassen.

The work of Viviane Sassen (Amsterdam, 1972) stands out by the expressiveness of color, the unique use of shadows and the slightly surrealistic atmosphere. She intuitively approaches her models, who almost become sculptures in her images. Her intriguing play with perception, form, color and shadow has also made her a leading fashion photographer, in addition to her autonomous work.
<img src="https://a.storyblok.com/f/113697/595x476/aa1cf09475/595vivianesassendora.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="476" /> &copy; Viviane Sassen During our visit, Viviane will talk about how she works in her broad oeuvre, ranging from series and artists' books to campaigns for fashion houses such as Carven, Stella McCartney, Adidas and Missoni, and editorials for magazines such as Num&eacute;ro, Double, Another Magazine and Dazed &amp; Confused. This visit is exclusively for Foam Fund members and takes place from 6 until 7.30pm.&nbsp; SIGN UP There are only twenty places available. You can sign up by sending an e-mail to mathilde@foam.org. NOT A FOAM FUND MEMBER YET? <a href="http://www.foam.org/about/foam-fund">&gt; Read more and sign up</a>
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Gemeente Amsterdam, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.

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Thursday 25 January 2018 6 - 7.30pm
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Studio visit Viviane Sassen

Lilac from the series Flamboya

 series. Using C-print on  as the medium, the artwork is displayed at 80 x 65 cm.

Codex from the series Parasomnia, 2010

Foam is supported by the VriendenLoterij, Foam Members, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the VandenEnde Foundation and the City of Amsterdam.

In 2021 Foam receives additional support from the Mondriaan Fund and Kickstart Cultuurfonds

more artworks

visible in

 shows a young Kenyan man standing in a white shirt with a pink book on his head. He's looking up, but his face is not visible. The photograph is part of the 

 series, which for a large part consists of portraits of young Africans in Zambia, Kenya, and Tanzania. They were often constructed as part of an intuitive collaboration with the subject. Remarkably, it is often impossible to see the subject’s expression: the face and parts of the body tend to be wrapped within a shadow, turning away from the viewer or only display the lower half of the body. This makes it hard to identify with the subject in the photo. The (in)ability to properly register a person’s identity, the limitations preventing the viewer from forming an accurate picture, and the role of photography are recurring themes in Sassen’s work. She plays an intriguing game with perception, undermining our assumptions and stereotypes.

Codex from the series Parasomnia

 series. Using inkjet print on archival paper as the main medium, the artwork is displayed at 100x80 cm.

Lilac shows a loving entanglement, in which two models appear to merge as one with their intertwined limbs. The photograph is part of the 

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ArtificiaI Intelligence Walk-in Workshop

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Viviane Sassen
Phosphor: Art & Fashion

Studio visit Viviane Sassen

Codex from the series Parasomnia

Lilac from the series Flamboya

Education

viviane-sassen

Viviane SassenPhosphor: Art & Fashion

Studio visit Viviane Sassen

Codex from the series Parasomnia

Lilac from the series Flamboya

Education

Viviane Sassen
Phosphor: Art & Fashion