We recently saw a small selection of Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen's images at London's Hotshoe Gallery for their latest exhibition, 'Other I'.
Sassen's contribution to the group show that also features work from Alec Soth and Wassinklundgren (a partnership between Thijs groot Wassink and Ruben Lundgren) features images taken from her personal work, focusing on her childhood country, Kenya.
The work, which appears as a compelling mix of fashion and portraiture (Sassen has produced work for publications such as as I-D, Dazed & Confused, Fantastic Man, VOGUE France, Numéro, 10 and POP, along with advertising campaigns for Miu Miu, Adidas, Stella McCartney and Louis Vuitton) is concerned with childhood memories and challenging conventional western depictions of Africa, whilst maintaining a surreal ambiguity that functions as an admission of her own limited (all be it better than most) understanding of the continent.
The beauty and impact of these large scale prints really have to be seen to be believed.
Sassen's latest book, Parasomnia, is available now, published by Prestel, and her prints are currently on show at Moma in New York, as well as London's Hotshoe Gallery.



