Viviane Sassen employs an introspective and often haunting visual approach in Self Portraits, capturing the complex interplay between identity and self-perception. The images, created from 1989 to 1999, explore themes of vulnerability and transformation through fragmented and abstracted representations of the self.

The photographs reveal a mood of ambiguity and introspection, frequently using shadow, distortion, and unexpected angles to challenge conventional portraiture. This 58-page collection, published by Kominek in 2023, maps a formative decade in Sassen’s artistic exploration, emphasizing body and face as sites of personal narrative and artistic experimentation.