Parasomnia

Viviane Sassen
9783791345215 / 3791345214
Parasomnia

Parasomnia

Viviane Sassen
9783791345215 / 3791345214
Publisher Prestel Publishing 2011
Edition Hardcover , 104 pages
Genres Portrait photography , Fashion photography
Tags Africa, East Africa, Europe, Moses Isegawa, Sleep, West-Africa
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In medical terminology, ‘parasomnia’ denotes various sleep dysfunctions, such as somnambulism. Viviane Sassen’s photographs evoke the sense of displacement and ambiguity often experienced in the state between waking and sleep. In her carefully staged scenes nothing is what is seems: references and conventions are subverted by means of shadows and materials.

The series comprises photographs taken in West and East Africa over the past two years, as well as a few taken in Europe.

Prefaced by a short story written by Moses Isegawa, the pages of the book lead the eye through a series of illusions on the verge of realism. Parasomnia follows Sassen’s highly acclaimed monograph Flamboya (2008), and is equally innovatively designed.

Specifications

Book title Parasomnia
Photographer Viviane Sassen
ISBN 10 3791345214 /
ISBN 13 9783791345215 / 978-3-7913-4521-5
Publisher Prestel Publishing
Publish year 2011
Genre Portrait photography Fashion photography
Book format Hardcover
Language English
Pages 104 pages
Color or b/w photographs col
Dimensions 25 x 30 cm
Weight 950 g

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