Stefanie Schneider (1968) is a German photographer living in Berlin and Los Angeles. Schneider's photographs exhibit the appearance of expired Polaroid instant film, with its chemical mutations. It has been released in books and exhibition catalogs, and in her own feature film 29 Palms, CA (2014). Her work has also been used as the cover art for music by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Cyndi Lauper, and in the film Stay (2005).
Schneider's preferred choice of location is the American West (especially Twentynine Palms, California, which served as location and title to one of her books), and the mounting of sequential images in a panel, the photographs evoke the impression of faded dreamy film stills. She holds an MFA in photography from the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.
Schneider completed 29 Palms, CA in 2014. A feature film, art piece that explores the dreams and fantasies of a group of people who live in a trailer community in the Californian desert. The project includes six films: "Hitchhiker", "Rene's dream", "Sidewinder", "Till death do us part", "Heather's dream" and the feature film "The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence". A defining feature is the use of still Polaroid images in succession and voice over. Characters talk to themselves about their ambitions, memories, hopes and dreams. The latest of these short film is "Heather's dream", starring Heather Megan Christie and Udo Kier, and was selected in May 2013 by the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and is also nominated for the 2013 German short film award.
In a review of her book Stranger Than Paradise, Daniel Kothenschulte writes in the German magazine Literaturen that:
Stefanie Schneider is an internationally known artist that takes analog photographs and makes experimental movies with them. Schneider has cribed some of the titles of the series of her enlarged Polaroids from her favorite movies: Red Desert, Zabriskie Point or The Last Picture Show. Even if most images remain connected to the genre of road movies—in one case one seems to get a glimpse of Ridley Scott's tragic runaways Thelma and Louise.
Collections
DZ Bank, Francfort, Allemagne
Dreyfuss, Bâle, Suisse
Schmidt Bank, Ratisbonne, Allemagne
Groupe d'édition Holtzbrinck, Stuttgart, Allemagne
Collection Sander, Berlin, Allemagne
Ocean Foundation, Zurich, Suisse
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Allemagne
Impossible Collection, Vienne, Autriche
Collection Luc LaRochelle, Montréal, Canada
Collection d'art du canton de Zug, Suisse
Expositions
Expositions individuelles
2014 Motion Photography – 6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery, Londres, GB
2014 Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2014 Stefanie Schneider, c.art-Galerie Bregenz, Autriche
2013 The girl behind the white picket fence, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France
2012 Stranger than Paradise, Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Palm Desert, USA
2012 Stefanie Schneider, Gallery at Cliff Lede Vineyards, Napa Valley, USA
2011 California Dreaming, ROLLO Contemporary, Londres, GB
2010 Stefanie Schneider, Galerie Walter Keller, Zurich, Suisse
2010 Instant Dreams, Frank Picture Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
2009 29 Palms, CA, Moravian Gallery, Brno, République tchèque
2008 Sidewinder, Städtische Galerie am Mozartplatz, Salzbourg, Autriche
2007 Wastelands, Kunstverein Recklinghausen, Allemagne
2006 Wastelands, Zephyr / Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim, Allemagne
2005 Last Picture Show, Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Allemagne
2004 Suburbia, Galerie Kuttner Siebert, Berlin, Allemagne
2004 Stefanie Schneider, Galerie Michael Sturm, Stuttgart, Allemagne
Expositions collectives
2014 Nude, Pop-up Art Gallery Berlin, Allemagne
2013 Images for Images, GASK – Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutná Hora, République tchèque
2013 The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, USA
2013 Road Atlas - Straßenfotografie, DZ Bank Collection, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Allemagne
2012 Polaroid (Im)Possible – The Westlicht Collection, Forum de la culture et de l'économie du land de Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie, Düsseldorf, Allemagne
2010 Mapping Worlds: Welten verstehen – Aufbruch in die Gegenwart, 8ème triennale internationale de la photo, Esslingen, Allemagne
2009 True Lies, Kunsthaus Essen, Allemagne
2008 Les Rencontres d'Arles, organisées par Christian Lacroix, nominée pour le prix découverte
2007 Breaking the Waves, Arthaus, Los Angeles, USA
2006 Artists for Tichy - Tichy for Artists, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Passau, Allemagne
2006 Out of the Camera: Analoge Fotografie im digitalen Zeitalter, Kunstverein, Bielefeld, Allemagne
Land in Translation, Riverside Museum, USA.
Stefanie Schneider
Caitlin and Charlie (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks), 2016 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Stefanie Schneider's Coupe Plate 'Haley and the Birds', 2021 10.5 x 10.5 x 0.4 inch Print
$756
Stefanie Schneider
Moneypenny with Beach Ball (Heavenly Falls), 2016 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$432
Stefanie Schneider
Hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt - Jardin du Plates (Paris), 1995 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch Photography
$2,159
Stefanie Schneider
Springtime (Paris), 1995 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch Photography
$2,159
Stefanie Schneider
12121 Amboy Road (California Badlands), 2010 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$410
Stefanie Schneider
Every single incident weighs tons (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence), 2013 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$594
Stefanie Schneider
Renée's Dream XI (Days of Heaven), 2006 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven), 2006 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$410
Stefanie Schneider
Mammoth - Jardin du Plantes (Paris), 1995 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch Photography
$2,159
Stefanie Schneider
Road to Nowhere (California Badlands), 2010 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$410
Stefanie Schneider
Circle of Magic - Shazam (29 Palms, CA), 2009 18.9 x 22.8 x 0 inch Photography
$1,296
Stefanie Schneider
Midnight to Moonshine (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks), 2016 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Chicken Madonna (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks), 2016 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Dusty and Susanna (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks), 2019 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Leaving IIpolI (Sidewinder), 2005 23.6 x 43.3 x 0 inch Photography
$2,699
Stefanie Schneider
Leaving II (Sidewinder), 2005 23.6 x 43.3 x 0 inch Photography
$2,699
Stefanie Schneider
A Wish II (Circle of Magic), 2009 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$410
Stefanie Schneider
Unfinished Bridge (Stay) from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence, 2006 22 x 21.7 x 0 inch Photography
$2,375
Stefanie Schneider
Solitaire (Heavenly Falls), 2016 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Palm Springs Palm Trees XI (Californication), 2019 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$410
Stefanie Schneider
Floaties (Beachshoot), 2005 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Sentience (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks), 2016 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$410
Stefanie Schneider
The Point of no Return (Heavenly Falls), 2016 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
A beautiful Day (Till Death do us Part), 2007 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Untitled (The Last Picture Show), 2005 14.2 x 15 x 0 inch Photography
$1,620
Stefanie Schneider
Untitled (Stage of Consciousness), 2007 15 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$648
Stefanie Schneider
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home), 1999 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$540
Stefanie Schneider
Salton Sea Harbour (California Badlands), 2016 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Joshua Tree (29 Palms, CA), 1999 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
California Badlands III (California Badlands), 2016 9.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Fairytales (Stranger than Paradise), diptych, 2006 15 x 33.5 x 0 inch Photography
$1,296
Stefanie Schneider
Vegas (Stranger than Paradise), 2000 15 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch Photography
$756
Stefanie Schneider
Oxana (Stage of Consciousness) part of the 29 Palms, CA project, 2007 15 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$756
Stefanie Schneider
Sleeping Beauties II (Till Death do us Part), 2005 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Sleeping Beauties (Till Death do us Part), 2005 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
'Radha doing her Nails by the Pool' (29 Palms, CA), 1999 15 x 14.2 x 0 inch Photography
$648
Stefanie Schneider
White Trash Beautiful I (29 Palms, CA), 1999 15 x 14.2 x 0 inch Photography
$648
Stefanie Schneider
Clackers (Sidewinder), 2005 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Him (Sidewinder), 2005 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Gospel (Sidewinder), 2005 15 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$594
Stefanie Schneider
Dancer on the Beach (Stranger than Paradise), 1997 17.3 x 22 x 0.4 inch Photography
$756
Stefanie Schneider
Long Way Home, triptych, 1999 15 x 47.2 x 0 inch Photography
$2,159
Stefanie Schneider
The Lonely Hearts DJ (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence), 2016 7.9 x 9.4 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Burning Field (Stranger than Paradise), 2004 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$540
Stefanie Schneider
A Room with a View (Strange Love), 2010 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Aliens - triptych, analog hand-prints, 2004 18.9 x 74.8 x 0 inch Photography
$3,023
Stefanie Schneider
Radha Shooting I (Stranger than Paradise), 1999 15 x 14.2 x 0 inch Photography
$648
Stefanie Schneider
Radha doing her Nails II (29 Palms, CA), 1999 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$378
Stefanie Schneider
Inclined (Wastelands), 2003 15 x 14.2 x 0 inch Photography
$540
Stefanie Schneider
Hidden Valley (Wastelands), 2003 22.4 x 22 x 0 inch Photography
$2,159
Stefanie Schneider
'Long Way Home II' (Stranger than Paradise), 1999 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$432
Stefanie Schneider
Radha Pink (29 Palms, CA), 1999 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$648
Stefanie Schneider
Burning Treasure (Stage of Consciousness), 2007 8.3 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch Photography
$400
Stefanie Schneider
Oxana (Stage of Consciousness) part of the 29 Palms, CA project, 2007 15 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$756
Stefanie Schneider
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part), 2005 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$453
Stefanie Schneider
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part), 2005 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch Photography
$453
Stefanie Schneider
Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part), 2008 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch Photography
$453
Stefanie Schneider
Crossroads (Californication), 2019 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$540
Stefanie Schneider
Aquarius (Californication), 2019 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch Photography
$410
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Who is the artist?
Stefanie Schneider (1968) is a German photographer living in Berlin and Los Angeles. Schneider's photographs exhibit the appearance of expired Polaroid instant film, with its chemical mutations. It has been released in books and exhibition catalogs, and in her own feature film 29 Palms, CA (2014). Her work has also been used as the cover art for music by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Cyndi Lauper, and in the film Stay (2005).
Schneider's preferred choice of location is the American West (especially Twentynine Palms, California, which served as location and title to one of her books), and the mounting of sequential images in a panel, the photographs evoke the impression of faded dreamy film stills. She holds an MFA in photography from the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.
Schneider completed 29 Palms, CA in 2014. A feature film, art piece that explores the dreams and fantasies of a group of people who live in a trailer community in the Californian desert. The project includes six films: "Hitchhiker", "Rene's dream", "Sidewinder", "Till death do us part", "Heather's dream" and the feature film "The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence". A defining feature is the use of still Polaroid images in succession and voice over. Characters talk to themselves about their ambitions, memories, hopes and dreams. The latest of these short film is "Heather's dream", starring Heather Megan Christie and Udo Kier, and was selected in May 2013 by the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and is also nominated for the 2013 German short film award.
In a review of her book Stranger Than Paradise, Daniel Kothenschulte writes in the German magazine Literaturen that:
Stefanie Schneider is an internationally known artist that takes analog photographs and makes experimental movies with them. Schneider has cribed some of the titles of the series of her enlarged Polaroids from her favorite movies: Red Desert, Zabriskie Point or The Last Picture Show. Even if most images remain connected to the genre of road movies—in one case one seems to get a glimpse of Ridley Scott's tragic runaways Thelma and Louise.
Collections
DZ Bank, Francfort, Allemagne
Dreyfuss, Bâle, Suisse
Schmidt Bank, Ratisbonne, Allemagne
Groupe d'édition Holtzbrinck, Stuttgart, Allemagne
Collection Sander, Berlin, Allemagne
Ocean Foundation, Zurich, Suisse
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, Allemagne
Impossible Collection, Vienne, Autriche
Collection Luc LaRochelle, Montréal, Canada
Collection d'art du canton de Zug, Suisse
Expositions
Expositions individuelles
2014Motion Photography – 6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery, Londres, GB
2014Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2014Stefanie Schneider, c.art-Galerie Bregenz, Autriche
2013The girl behind the white picket fence, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France
2012Stranger than Paradise, Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Palm Desert, USA
2012Stefanie Schneider, Gallery at Cliff Lede Vineyards, Napa Valley, USA
2011California Dreaming, ROLLO Contemporary, Londres, GB
2010Stefanie Schneider, Galerie Walter Keller, Zurich, Suisse
2010Instant Dreams, Frank Picture Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
200929 Palms, CA, Moravian Gallery, Brno, République tchèque
2008Sidewinder, Städtische Galerie am Mozartplatz, Salzbourg, Autriche
2007Wastelands, Kunstverein Recklinghausen, Allemagne
2006Wastelands, Zephyr / Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim, Allemagne
2005Last Picture Show, Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Allemagne
2004Suburbia, Galerie Kuttner Siebert, Berlin, Allemagne
2004Stefanie Schneider, Galerie Michael Sturm, Stuttgart, Allemagne
Expositions collectives
2014Nude, Pop-up Art Gallery Berlin, Allemagne
2013Images for Images, GASK – Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutná Hora, République tchèque
2013The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, USA
2013Road Atlas - Straßenfotografie, DZ Bank Collection, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Allemagne
2012Polaroid (Im)Possible – The Westlicht Collection, Forum de la culture et de l'économie du land de Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie, Düsseldorf, Allemagne
2010Mapping Worlds: Welten verstehen – Aufbruch in die Gegenwart, 8ème triennale internationale de la photo, Esslingen, Allemagne
2009True Lies, Kunsthaus Essen, Allemagne
2008Les Rencontres d'Arles, organisées par Christian Lacroix, nominée pour le prix découverte
2007Breaking the Waves, Arthaus, Los Angeles, USA
2006Artists for Tichy - Tichy for Artists, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Passau, Allemagne
2006Out of the Camera: Analoge Fotografie im digitalen Zeitalter, Kunstverein, Bielefeld, Allemagne
Land in Translation, Riverside Museum, USA.
What are his 3 main works?
What is Stefanie Schneider’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Travel Souvenirs, On film
When was Stefanie Schneider born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1968