Flamboya
Kominek Gallery
organised by: Kominek Gallery in Zusammenarbeit mit der Motiv Gallery, Amsterdam
Viviane Sassen: CMYK
2006 © Viviane Sassen
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The exposition presents photos taken by Viviane Sassen while travelling through various parts of Africa. On one level these photos are an attempt by Sassen to recapture her childhood years in Africa, yet they also pose implicit fundamental questions about image, bias and the constraints of the photographic medium. The portraits are remarkable for their use of colour, for the idiosyncratic use of shade and their slightly surreal atmosphere. Sassens work contrasts sharply with Western stereotypes of Africa and its inhabitants.
Many of the photos in Flamboya are portraits of young Africans in which the immediate setting plays an essential role. Remarkably, however, it is often impossible to see the subjects expression: the face and parts of the body are often wrapped in shadow.
This prevents the viewer from forming himself a real picture. Sassen plays an intriguing game with perception, undermining our assumptions and stereotypes, specially in the context of documentary or fashion photography.
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Theme
Fashion photography
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Artist(s)
Viviane Sassen
Duration of the exhibition
30.10. - 3.12.2010
Vernissage
30.10.2010, 18 h
Opening times
Fr, Sa 15-20 h
and by arrangement
Location
Kominek Gallery
Immanuelkirchstraße 25
10405 Berlin
T 0049 30 54714439
Public transport connections
Tram M2, M4
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