Sam Taylor-Johnson’s photographic exhibition of 45 photographs captures the private rooms of Mademoiselle Chanel private apartment at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris, Second Floor, will open at Saatchi Gallery in London on Friday 12th September 2014 until Monday 22nd September.
“Shooting at Coco Chanel’s apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience,” says Taylor-Johnson. “The essence of Chanel is firmly rooted there in all of her possessions and I truly believe that her spirit and soul still inhabits the second floor.”
The photographs illustrate the numbers, patterns, colours and emblematic animals that are synonymous with Mademoiselle Chanel’s creative vocabulary.
Mademoiselle’s apartment provides an atmosphere, which, is both personal and mysterious and is a testament to her modern style. “The apartment is beautifully stylish. It feels like she had meticulously chosen every object, “says Sam Taylor-Johnson.
Starting from the hallowed mirrored staircase leading up to the apartment, the Turner Prize nominee has captured this intimate world, artfully immortalizing objects and furniture that were so treasured by Mademoiselle Chanel.
