Sarah Moon's Ethereal Fashion Photography at Michael Hoppen Gallery

Michael Hoppen Gallery in London opens a solo exhibition of Sarah Moon's work from 2003 to the present, running until 17 July 2026. Moon, who rose to prominence in the 1970s, is known for her painterly, abstract, and darkly romantic fashion photography. She has collaborated with Dior, Comme des Garçons, Chanel, and Yohji Yamamoto, often without taking briefs, instead imbuing commercial shoots with her poetic authorship. Her gallerist Michael Hoppen notes her focus on atmosphere over documentation. Moon's printing process uses pigment transfer, a handmade technique by Adam Lowe at Factum Arte, giving her color work a thick, rich appearance. She describes her approach as seeking an echo between the world and herself, influenced by French poetic realism and Marcel Carné's film "Quai des brumes" (1938). Her late husband, publisher Robert Delpire, wrote that "Sarah knows instinctively that the petals fall too soon." This is the fifth solo show in a nearly four-decade collaboration with Hoppen.