Dutch Photographer Viviane Sassen's Ode To The Artist's Muse

The Dutch fashion and art photographer presents a follow up to her 2013 photo book, Roxane with a limited edition publication full of bold, zealous and scintillating images.
Just at home reevaluating the terrain of fashion photography with her campaigns for Bottega Veneta, Acne Studios and Phillip Lim, as she is working on contemporary art projects and exhibiting at MoMA and The Photographers’ Gallery, the Amsterdam-based photographer has compiled a stunning collection of photographs that explore femininity, sensuality and the role of the artist’s muse.

Sassen’s approach to photography is intuitive rather than guided by a conceptual agenda and the results are fun, frivolous and refreshing.
Her childhood was spent in Kenya and this has instilled a love of colour and nature. Collaborating with model Roxane, Sassen and muse explore the female form and the performative aspect of photography in Roxane II.
Produced by independent publishing house, Oodee in a limited run of 1,000, Roxane II features over 100 photographs that hover between sculptural abstractions and figurative sketches.

Here’s a sneak peek at this stunning photography book.

Roxane II by Viviane Sassen (£45) is published by Oodee Press

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About the author

Freire Barnes

Art & Design Editor

Born in the heart of London, Freire's been surrounded by art since childhood. From being mesmerised by Fra Angelico's frescos in Florence to experiencing Dali's Mae West room in Caduceus, Freire's extensive travels instilled a love of the arts. After studying painting she worked for David Bowie's, Bowieart and began to write for the BBC, Bon and Dazed &amp Confused. She curated the Converse x Dazed Emerging Artists Award and was one of the first cohort to graduate from the Royal College of Art's Critical Writing in Art &amp Design MA. When not at an art opening, she's excited to bring her global art discoveries to the Culture Trip's readers.