Today I visited 'In and out of fashion' an exhibition in the Photography Museum 'Huis Marseille' to see some fascinating images of the Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen.
Although there are some clearly distinguishable leitmotivs in her work, the images of Viviane Sassen are far from obvious. Strange sometimes surrealistic visual stories are created with shadows that seem to have a life of its own. Colorful images of complex collage like compositions in which it is not clear what body part belongs to which person or how many persons do occupy the image.
By introducing a partly concealed second model or by merging two persons into one a feeling of alienation is created in a very subtle way.
It takes a while to understand what you are looking at.
It takes a while to understand what you are looking at.
In the cellar of the building a little insight in the process is given. Looking at the sketch books and listening to an interview it becomes clear that the work is very conscientiously constructed. In simple line drawings the starting point for some final works that are exhibited upstairs can be recognized.
In another space the exhibition is made more dynamic, moving images are projected on a mirror wall that subsequently reflects the images on an opposite separate panel in the room and on the wall. The complexity of this set up seem to refer to the photo sessions in which also mirrors are used. On an adjacent big screen an endless row of images moves in reasonably rapid tempo from left to right. It is impossible to stop watching, each image grabs your attention and makes you eager to see whats next.
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