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1999
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Palm Trees on Wilcox (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999
78x76cm,
Edition of 100.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Mounted under matte Plexiglass.
Artist inventory number: 398.
Signed on back and Certificate.
Stefanie Schneider – Palm Trees on Wilcox
There’s a quiet orchestration in Palm Trees on Wilcox, a visual trick that bends space without announcing itself. At first, the composition seems straightforward—a row of palm trees cutting into the sky, standing in quiet formation. But the longer you look, the more the illusion sets in. The trees appear to shift in scale, growing as they approach, receding as they retreat. And yet, they are all the same height. The camera, the eye, and the mind negotiate an unseen tension, an elegant distortion that turns the act of looking into an experience of seeing.
Schneider’s work often lingers in the space between reality and perception, but Palm Trees on Wilcox is particularly subtle in its subversion. There’s no overt decay, no cracks in the image to guide interpretation. Instead, the effect is structural, an interplay of distance and scale that exists purely within the frame. It’s a rare moment in her oeuvre where the Polaroid’s materiality steps back, allowing composition alone to dictate mood.
The result is a vision that feels both specific and unplaceable—California, certainly, but not bound by geography. These aren’t just trees; they are markers of time, standing still while the world shifts around them. The sky, washed in a color palette reminiscent of a film reel left too long in the sun, suggests both eternity and fleetingness. It is a reminder that even the most familiar landscapes can deceive, that perspective is everything, and that sometimes, the most powerful distortions are the ones we don’t immediately recognize.
Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen.
- Creator:Stefanie Schneider (1968, German)
- Creation Year:1999
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Morongo Valley, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU652315907452
Stefanie Schneider
Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen., Bombay Beach Biennale 2018, 2019.
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