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Stefanie Schneider
The existence is disintegrating into the heat of the dessert sirocco - Polaroid

2015

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existence is disintegrating (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2015 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 13921. Not mounted. Offered is a piece from the movie: The Girl behind the White Picket Fence A tale told with blemished and expired Polaroid film about the hopes and dreams of an newly orphaned girl after loosing her parents who lived in Californian desert in an vintage Spartan travel-trailer . -filmed with Polaroid film stock and Super-8 footage, overlaid with poetic voice over monoloque - this feature film creates a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Caroline Ryder) The works of Stefanie Schneider evoke Ed Ruscha's obsession with the American experience, the richness of Georgia O'Keefe's deserts and the loneliness of Edward Hopper's haunting paintings. So how exactly did this German photographer become one of the most important artists of the American narrative of the 20th and 21st century? In "Existence Disintegrating into the Heat: Desert Sirocco," Schneider presents a powerful composition that merges desolation and traces of human presence. The photograph captures the vastness of the desert, where the scorching heat and relentless Sirocco wind distort and erode the fabric of existence. Amidst the barren expanse, an old pick-up truck stands weathered and abandoned, while a solitary power pole rises defiantly nearby. These elements symbolize human intervention and our attempts to tame nature. Yet, against the backdrop of the immense desert, they appear insignificant, highlighting the transience and fragility of our impact on the world. Through subtle tones and interplay of light and shadow, Schneider evokes a sense of isolation and introspection. The artwork invites contemplation on the fleeting nature of life, the forces of nature, and the subtle traces of human presence overshadowed by the vastness of the desert.
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