Viviane Sassen (b. 1972 in Amsterdam) and Elspeth Diederix (b. 1971 in Nairrobi, Kenya) first met as teenagers in art class. Individually, they have risen to prominence as photographers: Sassen for her fashion work and Diederix for her still lifes, both infusing their photography with an eloquent balance of mystery elegance, and joy. Though they pursued different paths, they maintained a close a close friendship, both citing their shared childhood experiences of coming of age in Africa as Europeans as formative to their aesthetic sensibilities.
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Individually they craft sonnets and soliloquies, beautiful poems of light, shape, and color that stir the soul like the softest breeze. Each in their own right is a master of the medium, crafting the world anew, showing us a new way of seeing that invokes the infinite spirit of the universe. Brought together, their distinct bodies of work effortlessly merge in a duet of harmony, rhythm, and verve as seen in the new exhibition Viviane Sassen Pikin Slee & Elspeth Diederix In These Shadows, on view at Casemore Kirkeby, San Francisco, now through December 22, 2016.
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