Sonia Sieff - Les Françaises - 2017

Les Françaises by Sonia Sieff is a photographic volume that engages with femininity, intimacy, and French elegance. Sonia Sieff portrays various women in a calm, natural, and at the same time stylized visual language that sits between fashion, portrait, and nude photography. The photographer is the daughter of the famous French photographer Jeanloup Sieff, whose work shaped international fashion and art photography of the 20th century. In Les Françaises this artistic connection becomes visible: the atmospheric lighting, the elegant composition, and the intimate proximity to the subjects recall the classic visual language of her father, yet are translated by Sonia Sieff into a modern, independent photographic handwriting.