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Sarah Moon: Evocative Photography and Film Works at OstLicht Gallery

Discover the renowned French artist's distinct approach to portraiture and fashion photography from the 1980s and 1990s.

The OstLicht Gallery presents a compelling selection of Sarah Moon's influential photographic and film works from the 1980s and 1990s. Visitors can explore her signature style, which challenges traditional boundaries in portraiture and fashion imagery. Her unique compositions evoke a sense of ambiguity, where time and space often blur, resembling a fading memory or painterly art.

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Exhibition summary

OstLicht Gallery presents a selection of outstanding works from the 1980s and 1990s by French photographer and filmmaker Sarah Moon. Known for her portraits and fashion shots, Moon broke with traditions, creating images where time and space blur, and composition is ambiguous.

Curatorial context

OstLicht Gallery features an archival presentation of works by the renowned French photographer and filmmaker Sarah Moon (b. 1941). Moon is celebrated for her unique approach to portraiture and fashion photography, having previously created significant advertising campaigns for luxury brands and contributing to major fashion publications. She was also the first woman to design a Pirelli calendar in 1972. The exhibition highlights Moon's departure from conventional fashion photography. Her images are characterized by a profound sense of uncertainty, where time and space often dissolve, and compositions become ambiguous, soft-focused, and cropped. This deliberate departure challenges viewers and evokes the quality of a fading memory, drawing parallels to painterly and graphic artistic traditions.

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Venue
OstLicht Gallery for Photography
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Feb 26, 2020 – Jun 26, 2020
Artist line / attribution
Sarah Moon
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