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Medium: Polaroid
White Tank (My own Private Travel Diary) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
White Tank, Joshua Tree (My own Private Travel Diary) - 1999,
43x59cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Cer...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Escapism - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Escapism - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-922.
Not mounte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Hillview Motel (Stranger than Paradise) - analog, vintage, based on 3 Polaroids
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hillview Motel (Stranger than Paradise) - triptych, 2003
Edition 6/10,
183x56cm installed, 58x56cm each,
3 analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 3 original Pol...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Betrayal (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Betrayal - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist Inventory #723.
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Beachshoot' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Beachshoot' - 1999
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Digital Color Photograph based on a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
From the Hip - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From the Hip, 2020
50x50cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory - PL2020...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006,
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signatu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Springtime (Suburbia) - 2004
50x60cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 18251.
Not mounted.
Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Memory Lane (Haley and the Birds) - 29 Palms, CA - based on a Polaroid Original
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memory Lane (Haley and the Birds) - 29 Palms, CA - 2013
78x76cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Springtime (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Springtime (Suburbia) - 2004
20x24cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 18251.
Not mounted.
Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Decision (The Getaway) - The Last Picture Show - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Decision - The Getaway (The Last Picture Show) - 1999
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist Inventory #762.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider's photographs evoke scintillating moments suspended between daydreams and waking reality. Each scene, captured in the southwestern United States, radiates a surreal enchantment. The artist's role appears minimal yet pivotal, providing the decisive impulse that sets the imagery into motion. The figures in her photographs remain as elusive as the motivations behind their actions, and the narratives woven through her sequences are tantalizingly open to interpretation.
Atmospheric disturbances in Schneider's work emerge as the result of a deliberate narrative arrangement, compelling viewers to navigate between visual mementos and the gaps in memory they conjure. Yet, her artistry is no less purposeful in its engagement with medium. Despite the inherent unpredictability of expired Polaroid film, Schneider wields it with calculated intent. The photo-chemical self-developing process, altered by age and decay, transforms the initial exposure into something alien yet mesmerizing. This dysfunction is a cornerstone of MIND SCREEN, a multi-part work that explores the fragility of reality, authenticity, and comprehension.
Schneider juxtaposes this brittleness with a magical realism steeped in chimeras, crafting dreamlike sequences that resist definitive narratives. She entrusts viewers with the responsibility of piecing together presumed storylines, refusing to offer a manual for interpretation. Instead, her work draws us into a realm where the unreal reigns—shimmering scenes that evoke the mirage of a road movie, a moment of violence, or a tragic self-sacrifice.
Film genres are invoked and subverted in a single breath: Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders is reimagined through a rose-tinted lens, Thelma...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cyndi Lauper - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Gelsomina II' "Bring Ya to the Brink" (Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2016
70x90cm,
sold out Edition of 3, Artist Proof 1/3,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed and enlarged by the artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Mind Screen, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Mind Screen (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
128x125cm,
Edition 5/5,
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper
Based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Si...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Zipper (Back in the 80's)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zipper (Back in the 80's) - 1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 10.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #355.
Not mounted.
Stefan...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Primary Colors - Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape, USA, Polaroid, Flag
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Primary Colors (Stranger than Paradise) - 2001
Edition 1/5,
9 pieces, each 48x47cm, installed 159x156cm including
5 cm gap in between each piece.
9 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Reflection (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Reflection (Suburbia) - 2004
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Not mounted, Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 2765.
This project...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Leopard Dress III - Figurative, Portrait, Polaroid, Photograph, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Radha Leopard Dress III' (29 Palms, CA)
Edition 3/10, 20x20cm, 1999,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist inventory 18258.03.
Not mounted.
Featuring Australian actress Radha Mitchell.
Living and working in Los Angeles and Berlin, Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters.
Schneider works with the chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dreamscapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction.
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.
“It was Stefanie Schneider, who inspired me to start the company THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT after seeing her work, which seems to achieve the possible from the impossible, creating the finest of art out of the most basic of mediums and materials. Indeed, after that one day, I was so impressed with her photography that I realized Polaroid film could not be allowed to disappear. Being at the precise moment in time where the world was about to lose Polaroid, I seized the moment and have put all my efforts and passion into saving Polaroid film. For that, I thank Stefanie Schneider almost exclusively, who played a bigger role than anyone in saving this American symbol of photography.” –Florian Kaps, March 8th 2010 (“Doc” Dr. Florian Kaps, founder of “The Impossible Project”)
Selected Exhibitions
2019
Participating and curating the newly founded Polaroid Museum at the Bombay Beach Biennale 2019 (G)
invited project at Saatchi's The Other Art Fair, LA - Polaroid Curation
Instant Dreams USA film release March/April NYC, L.A.
2018
participating and curating Bombay Beach Biennale 2018 (G)
Rough Play Project, Available for all, Joshua, Tree, USA (G)
2017
BLICKFELD] Analoge Fotografie, Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf (G) (catalog)
Kunstverein Bad Homburg Artlantis, Bad Homburg (G)
2016
Instantdreams, Instantdreams Gallery, Berlin
(S)
2015
Desert Voices, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Pamela Littky
Blue Nudes, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G)
2014
Summer Show, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G)
6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery London (G)
Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (S)
Grand Opening, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Banksy, Andy Warhol, Alison Bignon, Sophie Dickens, Victor Gingembre and others
2013
Heather's Dream, Short, nominated for the German Short Film Award 2013 (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis)
Images
For Images (Artists fir Tichy), GASK - Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, (G) with Richard Prince, Nan Golding, Shirana Shahbazi, Sophie Calle, Martin Kippenberger, Arnulf Rainer, Thomas Ruff, Katharina Grosse, Jonathan Meese & others (catalog)
The Girl behind the White Picket Fence, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (S)
Heather's Dream, Short, German Competition Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Multimedia Presentation with Artist Stefanie Schneider, Palms Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Theater
The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, (G) with Ansel Adams, Bruce Charlesworth, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Charles and Ray Eames, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Oppenheim, Andy Warhol and others, (catalog)
Road Atlas - Straßenfotografie, DZ Bank Collection: Kunsthalle Erfurt (Spring), Art Foyer DZ Bank, Frankfurt/Main, (G) with Helen Levitt, Pieter Hugo, Nobuyoshi Araki, Pietro Donzelli, and others (catalog)
2012
Stranger Than Paradise, Christian Hohmenn Fine Art, Palms Desert, (S)
Stefanie Schneider, Gallery at Cliff Lede Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA, (S)
Bienale Art Auction 2012, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, (G), with Ai Weiwei, John Baldessari, Christo, Ed Ruscha, Christopher Russell...
MUSES, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G)
Polaroid (IM)POSSIBLE - THE WESTLICHT COLLECTION, NRW Forum
Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf (G), (catalog)
Road Atlas - Straßenfotografie, DZ Bank Collection: Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus, (G), (catalog),
Studio Scholorship, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, May
2012
Selling Sex, ShowStudio Gallery, London (G) with Cortney Andrews, Una Burke, Liz Cohen, Inge Jacobsen, and others
Stranger Than Paradise, Scott White Contemporary, San Diego, (S)
2011
Kunst zu verlosen ! // Art to raffle off !, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, (G) with Monica Bonvicini, Tim Eitel...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Memories of Love II (The Girl...) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memories of Love II (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence), 2013
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by S...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy W...
Category
1970s Pop Art Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Hillview Motel (Stranger than Paradise) - analog, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hillview Motel (Stranger than Paradise) - triptych, 2003
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
20x66cm installed, 20x20cm each.
3 archival C-Prints, based on the 3 original Polar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Upside down (boy you turn me) - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Upside down (boy you turn me) 2019,
50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature labe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Narween (Saigon) -20x20cm, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, AP1/2
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Narween (Saigon) - 2003
sold out Edition of 5, this is Artist Proof 1/2,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
Artist inventory Number 469.15.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
After All (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
After All (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2009
48x46cm,
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artists Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Rodeo Grounds - Till Death du us Part - diptych, 128x150cm and 128x126cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rodeo Grounds (Till Death do us Part) - 2010, diptych
Edition 1/5.
128x150cm and 128x126cm together 126x286cm including a 10 cm space in between both pieces,
Analog C-Print print,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid
Waiting (Sidewinder) - Contemporary, Nude, Figurative, Polaroid, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Waiting (Sidewinder) - 2005
98x97cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Fire
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fire - 2017,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Archival Print, based on aPolaroid, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-108.
Kirsten Thys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Black and White
Oui, mon Cul #11 [Les Foxy Femmes de Carmen De Vos] - Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Oui, mon Cul #11, 2015
[Les Foxy Femmes de Carmen De Vos]
30x25cm, edition of 7
Archival color print based on original Polaroid
on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH
305gsm - 100% cot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
![Oui, mon Cul #11 [Les Foxy Femmes de Carmen De Vos] - Polaroid, Color](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/carmen-de-vos-photography-oui-mon-cul-11-les-foxy-femmes-de-carmen-de-vos-polaroid-color-for-sale/a_6523/a_86516521629161257941/carmendevos_15_ouiMonCul_11_print_master.jpg?width=240 "Carmen de Vos - Oui, mon Cul #11 [Les Foxy Femmes de Carmen De Vos] - Polaroid, Color")
Nastasia with Gun - Polaroid, Contemporary, Portrait, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Nastasia with Gun (High Desert) - 2019
Edition 1/10,
50x50cm,
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider: A German...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Beachshoot) - with Radha Mitchell, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Drive to Russian River (My own private travel Diary) - 20x24cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Drive to Russian River (My own private travel Diary) - 1991
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Heather’s Dream - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Heather’s Dream (The Girl Behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
125x156cm,
Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist,
based on the Polaroid.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Immaculate Springs Set with Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Immaculate Springs Set with Jacinda Barrett - 1998
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
20x20cm,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artist i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Beachshoot) - with Radha Mitchell, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005
50x50cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Mounted under Plexiglass (matte) with Aluminum backing.
Signe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Desert Center - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Center (Stranger than Paradise) - 2000
Edition of 10,
48x60cm.
Archival Print, based on the Polaroid.
Mounted on dibond with matte UV-Protection.
Signature label and Cert...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Treasure II (Stage of Consciousness) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Treasure II (Stage of Consciousness) 29 Palms, CA - 2007
75x93cm,
Edition of 5.
analog C-Print printed on Fuji Archive Paper,
hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Many Fairytales (The Princess and her Lover) - Polaroid, 21st Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Many Fairytales (The Princess and her Lover) - 2007
Edition of 10,
20x20cm.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid,
not mounted,
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Spare Parts (29 Palsm, CA) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Spare Parts' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 3/5, 128x125 cm,
Analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid, enlarged by the artist,
Not mounted, Artist inventory 792.18
With Radha Mitchell and Max Sharam
Living and working in Los Angeles and Berlin, Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters.
Schneider works with the chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dreamscapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction.
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.
“It was Stefanie Schneider, who inspired me to start the company THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT after seeing her work, which seems to achieve the possible from the impossible, creating the finest of art out of the most basic of mediums and materials. Indeed, after that one day, I was so impressed with her photography that I realized Polaroid film could not be allowed to disappear. Being at the precise moment in time where the world was about to lose Polaroid, I seized the moment and have put all my efforts and passion into saving Polaroid film. For that, I thank Stefanie Schneider almost exclusively, who played a bigger role than anyone in saving this American symbol of photography.” –Florian Kaps, March 8th 2010 (“Doc” Dr. Florian Kaps, founder of “The Impossible Project”)
Exhibitions Selected (selected)
2017
BLICKFELD] Analoge Fotografie, Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf (G) (catalog), (upcoming)
Kunstverein Bad Homburg Artlantis, Bad Homburg (G)
2016
Instantdreams, Instantdreams Gallery, Berlin
(S)
2015
Desert Voices, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Pamela Littky
Blue Nudes, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G)
2014
Summer Show, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G)
6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery London (G)
Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (S)
Grand Opening, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Banksy, Andy Warhol, Alison Bignon, Sophie Dickens, Victor Gingembre and others
2013
Heather's Dream, Short, nominated for the German Short Film Award 2013 (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis)
Images
For Images (Artists fir Tichy), GASK - Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, (G) with Richard Prince, Nan Golding...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
First Steps (Heavenly Falls) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Women, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
First Steps (Heavenly Falls) 2016
50x48cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Lambda Print based on the Polaroid
Certificate and signature label
artist inventory number: 19665. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
Untitled (Beachshoot) - with Radha Mitchell, analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-Printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - analog, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha and Max on Dirt Road (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 8/10.
60x67cm including white frame.
Analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist inv...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Metal
Male nude from the 29 Palms, CA series, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition 7/10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 2...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Andy Warhol, Photograph of Valentino (Garavani), 1973
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The Italian fashion designer Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani founded the couture label Valentino in 1960.
Image dimensions: 4.25 x 3.375
Framed dimensions: 11 x 10.5 in.
Work...
Category
1970s Pop Art Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Ladies and Gentlemen (Marsha P. Johnson)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Pop Art Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Fear (Stage of Consciousness) - 20x24cm, starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fear (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
20x24cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. 7...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Pool Time (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pool Time (Suburbia) - 2004
40x50cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signed on verso with Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 1722.
Not mounted.
This pro...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Long Way Home III, analog, 128x125cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Long Way Home III' (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999
128x125cm,
Edition 1/10,
analog C-Print, based on a Polaroid, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
Not mo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tina Chow
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy.
One 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Tina Chow (1975). Prints ar...
Category
1970s Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Photographic Film
The Diva and the Boy (Beachshoot) - 9 pieces - Polaroid, Vintage, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Diva and the Boy (Beachshoot) - 2005
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist Proofs.
37x36cm each, installed 126x123cm.
9 archival C-Prints, based on the 9 Polaroids.
Certificate and Sig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Pop-art, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting II (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999
38x36cm, Edition of 30,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid,
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No 259.34.
Not mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Stevie in Bathtub (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stevie in Bathub (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive, based on the Polar...
Category
1990s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Heart and Soul - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Heart and Soul' (Bombay Beach) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL201...
Category
2010s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Reality (The Princess and her Lover)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Reality (The Princess and her Lover) - 2007
part of the 29 Palms, CA project.
Edition of 10,
20x24cm.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Actor Girl II (29 Palms, CA)- including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Actor Girl II (Stage of Consciousness) - 2008
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Pat Cleveland
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy.
Nine 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak print of Pat Cleveland...
Category
1970s Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid, Photographic Paper
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label, art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006
40x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signatur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Polaroid of Linda Blair
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Linda Blair starred in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, one of the highest-grossing films of all time, when she was fifteen years old, and was nominated ...
Category
1970s Pop Art Polaroid Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Polaroid portrait photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Polaroid portrait photography available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add portrait photography created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Stefanie Schneider, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, Lisa Toboz, and Carmen de Vos. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Pop Art, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Polaroid portrait photography, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available
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