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Stefanie SchneiderMoving Underpass East River (Stay) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Color2006
2006
About the Item
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay'. Featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling.
Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie's art was the art they both created during the movie. Stefanie's images were also used for Ryan Gosling's memory sequence, for the end titles, for edits in between and as art paintings hanging in several scenes within the movie.
“I never remember the details of a Stefanie Schneider image, just the whole. She treads a third path between reality and dream that connects the two and truly sparks my artistic, visual freedom.” (Marc Forster)
This piece:
Moving Underpass East River (Stay) - 2006
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory # 2225.
Not mounted.
"Stay" Expands a Traditional Connection Through New Facets
The interplay between photography and film is deeply interwoven, spanning from La Jetée (1962), a montage of still photographs, to the depiction of photographers in Hollywood cinema, such as Memento (2000) and One Hour Photo (2002). Photography's influence extends both in front of and behind the camera—Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills (1978) imitate cinematic tropes, while photographers like Wim Wenders and Larry Clark seamlessly transition into filmmaking. Once considered merely technical, photography has evolved into a recognized art form, reflected in films like Pecker (1998) and High Art (1998), which acknowledge its increasing presence in the art market and its artistic legitimacy.
Stay and the Blurring of Reality
Marc Forster’s Stay (2005) continues this dialogue but takes a step beyond by merging psychological thriller with visual art. Psychiatrist Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) tries to prevent his patient, Henry (Ryan Gosling), from committing suicide, but reality unravels into a dreamlike spiral of shifting identities and time loops. The film resists a linear narrative—scenes morph into paper photography, events repeat, and characters dissolve into each other.
It is in this liminal space between dream and reality that painting and photography emerge as key elements. Naomi Watts’ character, Lila, an artist, creates paintings based on photographic models, echoing the work of Stefanie Schneider, whose hazy, expired Polaroids infuse Stay with a surreal, painterly atmosphere. Schneider’s photographs—fragmented, textured, and ephemeral—reinforce the film’s themes of memory and perception, aligning her work with directors like David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch.
Photography as Metaphor
Photography in Stay is not just a prop but a symbol of reality’s instability. The images function as memories, detached from ownership, appearing in unexpected places—such as Lila’s studio, where Henry’s motifs mysteriously resurface. A sequence in a table-dance bar unfolds as a rapid photographic montage, blurring the line between external projection and inner consciousness.
Art plays a pivotal role in deciphering Stay. The film demands active interpretation rather than passive consumption—meaning is not given but constructed by the viewer. A key scene in an art academy encapsulates this idea: “Everything is significant, and everything is connected.”
Schneider’s contribution to Stay extends beyond the film’s aesthetic; her Polaroids are autonomous interpretations, continuing the narrative beyond the screen. At the film’s premiere, her images stood as an independent extension of Stay, inviting a second viewing, not as a documentary record, but as an artistic reimagining. Just as the film asks whether events truly happened, Schneider’s photographs question whether images preserve reality or create new fictions altogether.
- Creator:Stefanie Schneider (1968, German)
- Creation Year:2006
- Dimensions:Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Morongo Valley, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU652315970732
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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