{"product_id":"frau-holle-viviane-sassen-special-edition-print","title":"Frau Holle - special edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre-Order, shipping late August \/ early September\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the special edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition book including one singed and numbered print in 16 x 21 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchival Pigment print, edition of 100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKominek, 144 pages, Softcover, 165 x 215 mm, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIncluding a conversation between the artists and Mirthe Berentsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDesigned by Irma Boom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty-five years ago, photographer Viviane Sassen and artist Emmeline de Mooij collaborated on a series of photos. Now, they return to that creative dialogue to create Frau Holle: a book that traces female transformation across three life phases, interweaving the original images with new work. Through play, costume, and mythological inquiry, they explore motherhood, menopause, and desire as invisible forces. The work is a meditation on aging, creative power, and pleasure. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd above all, a celebration of friendship and a collaborative exploration of how women reclaim visibility and joy through transformation, refusal of erasure, and unapologetic presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenson.info\/exhibition\/10779\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenson.info\/exhibition\/10779\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIVIANE SASSEN AND \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMELINE DE MOOIJ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenson.info\/exhibition\/10779\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRAU HOLLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpening: Friday 12 June, 5 to 8pm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"interstatebold gray\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"exhibitionDate\"\u003e12 June - 5 September 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVENSON\u003c\/b\u003e is pleased to present \u003ci\u003eFrau Holle, \u003c\/i\u003ean exhibition by photographer Viviane Sassen and longtime collaborator and artist Emmeline De Mooij.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe exhibition takes its name from the pagan folkloric figure of Frau Holle who emerges from central Europe. From pre-Christian accounts, Frau Holle is described as a divine being capable of self-creation, destruction and regeneration. Diverging from the Grimm Brothers telling, which delivers a parable on diligence and virtue, Sassen and De Mooij challenge modern obsessions with youth, aging, gender, beauty and reproduction; and engage Frau Holle as a symbol of empowerment and autonomy. In \u003ci\u003eFrau Holle, \u003c\/i\u003eSassen photographs De Mooij as this knowledgeable spirit, offering a portrayal of womanhood that moves across surrealist beauty, play, feminist discourse and erotic subtext.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTwenty-five years ago, Sassen and De Mooij collaborated on a photographic series titled \u003ci\u003eRealm\u003c\/i\u003e, which communicated an urgency to break free of confining narratives of girlhood and reclaim the outdoors. With \u003ci\u003eFrau Holle\u003c\/i\u003e, the artists return to their creative dialogue, while uncovering a newfound maturity in their process and outlook in an echo of how their womanhood has changed with time. In this photographic fairytale, images from years ago are interspersed, collaged and transformed with new gestures as their personhood is interwoven across different phases of life. By adopting the myth of Frau Holle, De Mooij and Sassen challenge the archetype of the old woman rendered invisible and recreate her into a character brimming with magnetism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe use of collage alongside props and costumes contributes to a reclamation of \u003ci\u003eplay\u003c\/i\u003e, which the artists identify as crucial in their collaboration. De Mooij holds a multidisciplinary practice, and with Sassen, converges this with photography. The exhibition's anchor image, \u003ci\u003eHell Holle, \u003c\/i\u003esees De Mooij photographed as a version of Frau Holle with a staff, wild hair and a sweater inscribed with the words ‘Hell Holle’ across the front. The text references the names ascribed to older women with mystical energies in ancient myths. Handmade with wool spun by De Mooij, the object embodies an exploration of feminized manual labour and power, reflecting a politics of care, time and visibility. Alongside the photographs, the exhibition includes some of the objects featured in the images.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNature and nudity intertwine as the artists share a sense of humour, embedding images with vulnerable and erotic undertones, unconcerned with the male gaze. In an interview with Mirthe Berentsen included in the accompanying publication for the exhibition, De Mooij states\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe way we went into the woods together as friends was also a form of mirroring each other. It’s as if you explore yourself through the eyes of the other person, through your connection with them. You are on common ground together because you're among women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrau Holle \u003c\/i\u003eengages with surrealist aesthetics and challenges an idea of palatable beauty and gender stereotypes. In its divergence from aestheticised beauty, Sassen explains that there is an ‘embrace of the monstrous. Because that is where true power exists.’ The exhibition refutes invisibility and affirms decades-long reflections of womanhood, desire and play. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe exhibition is on view until 5 September 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Viviane Sassen \u0026 Emmeline Mooij","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57988837179656,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/0315\/4246\/files\/FRAU-HOLLE-cover_SPECIAL.webp?v=1781190544","url":"https:\/\/www.kominekominekominek.shop\/products\/frau-holle-viviane-sassen-special-edition-print","provider":"Kominek ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}