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06/12/2026 - 09/05/2026
STEVENSON
Ground, Buchanan Building,
160 Sir Lowry Road
7925 CAPE TOWN
The 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 Frau Holle, Sassen photographs De Mooij as this knowledgeable spirit, offering a portrayal of womanhood that moves across surrealist beauty, play, feminist discourse and erotic subtext.
STEVENSON
Ground, Buchanan Building,
160 Sir Lowry Road
7925 CAPE TOWN
The 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 Frau Holle, Sassen photographs De Mooij as this knowledgeable spirit, offering a portrayal of womanhood that moves across surrealist beauty, play, feminist discourse and erotic subtext.