Sacha VAN DORSSEN
Sacha VAN DORSSEN
Si c’était…









This serie puts on view a very personal portrait of this reserved and discreet artist through a selection of photographs taken from her work as a whole, in order to better discover the meanings behind her works which may be described as elegant as the photographer herself.
Sensibilité 64 ASA – Le Maroc







Taken on the fringes of her fashion photographs, these images mostly made on Kodachrome films reveal us an authentic Morocco. As usual, the light is natural and soft, the eye of Sacha remains unchanged: it does not seek the poses skilfully studied but rather the simple and fair representation of men and women without artifice with sublimated elegance.
Exhibitions
2014
Sensibilité 64 ASA – Le Maroc
SIT DOWN gallery
06.11.2014 – 27.12.2014
2011
Si c’était…
SIT DOWN gallery
29.01.2011 – 19.03.2011
Sacha van Dorssen was born in Holland, in Rotterdam where she began her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Sint Joost in Breda in 1960. In 1963 she arrived in Paris and started her a career as a fashion photographer. It was at this moment in time, that she decided to adopt the name, Sacha. Working foremost as a Fashion photographer for four decades, her work can be found within a large variety of French and foreign magazines, as well as publicity campaigns.
In 1964, at the beginning of her Parisian career, Sacha was a regular contributor for the magazine Elle. Throughout the sixties she continued to develop her style in the context of fashion; working in England with Harpers Bazaar and the Sunday Times magazine.
In 1977, she started a close collaboration with the magazine Marie Claire that lasted for over 20 years. Both sensual and striking, Sacha’s photos continued to grace the pages of influential and respected magazines such as British Vogue, Stern, Harper’s Bazaar Italy, Marie Claire bis, GQ and American Elle.
From 1977, with the Éditions du Regard, her photographs were published in reference books dedicated to fashion (Fortuny, Christian Dior, Old England…) and at the beginning of the eighties; her photos reached a new audience beyond the pages of fashion magazines.
In 1984, Hermès chooses Sacha to collaborate with their magazine Le Monde d’Hermès. Likewise, Louis Vuitton assigned her as photographer for their publication. Also at that time, Sacha participated in the adventure that was the advertising agency ‘Mafia’, with whom she created campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent and L’Or, and many more.
Sacha currently continues to work for the magazine Bloom.
The exhibition “si c’était…”Sacha, portrait chinois, offers the opportunity to view a selection of photographs, taken from all points in her career, most having never been shown to the public before.
Biography
2014
Supporter of the 6th festival “Les Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert”
2013
Cannes, la Croisette, guest of the 11th festival international de la Photographie de Mode et Beauté
Arles, Huit gallery with the Sit Down gallery
2012
Marrakech, La Mamounia
Dali, China, 4th Festival International de la photo, pavillon français
2011
Paris, Institut Néerlandais, retrospective
Paris, Sit Down gallery
Paris, Espace Dupon
2009
La Garde Freinet, La Chapelle Saint Jean
1993
Naarden, Netherlands, Grote Kerk
1972
Cologne, Germany, Photokina
1977 Women on Women, Aurum Press, London.
1979 Mario Fortuny, Éditions du Regard.
1987 Dior, par Françoise Giroud, Éditions du Regard.
1992 André Putman, Éditions du Regard.
2002 Old England, Éditions du Regard.
2011 Sacha, par Gabriel Bauret, Éditions du Chêne
1999-2010 Bloom Magazine
1992 American Elle
1991-1993 Louis Vuitton catalogue
1990-1995 Marie Claire UK
1989-1990 Marie Claire Spain
1987-1990 Vogue Hommes
1984 collaboration with the magazine Le Monde d’Hermès
1982-1988 GQ
1981 Dépêche mode
1980-1984 Linea Italiana
1980-1990 Marie Claire bis
1977-1980 Harper’s Bazaar Italy
1977-1999 collaboration with Marie Claire
1970-1975 collaboration with Stern
1970 The Daily Telegraph Magazine
1970 British Vogue
1970-1977 regular work for Elle
1967 The Sunday Times Magazine
1966 children’s fashion for Harper’s Bazaar UK
1964-1967 regular collaboration with Elle
1983 – 1984 L’Or
1979 Yves Saint Laurent
1974 Dim
1974 Coppertone
1973 Chesterfield
1973 Caron
Press
“Sacha, “Portrait chinois” Ideat Magazine
“Bête de mode, têtes de l’art” Figaro Magazine
“L’éclat intime de la mode” Chasseur d’Images
“S comme Sacha” Images Magazine