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Stefanie Schneider
29 Day Dreams - 29 Palms, CA, analog hand-print, 58x56cm, 21st Century, Polaroid

1999

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29 Day Dreams (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition of 10, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, matte surface, based on a Polaroid, Not mounted, Signature label and Certificate, artist inventory number: 278.03 published in: STRANGER THAN PARADISE published by Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfilder, 2006, (monography), 29 PALMS, CA published by Galerie Kaempf, Basel, 2004, (monography) Exhibition history: 2005: nd-projects (Plattform elf), Zurich, Switzerland (S) - 2004: 29 Palms, CA, curated by Andrea Domesle, Brotfabrik, Berlin, Germany (S), Gallery Zelda Cheatle, London, United Kingdom (S), Endstation Sehnsucht, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt, Germany (S), 29 Palms, CA, Galerie Kaempf, Basel, Switzerland (S) (catalog), Galerie Michael Sturm, Stuttgart, Germany (S) Stefanie Schneider’s work stands apart from every other artist who has used Polaroid film—not just in execution, but in philosophy, scope, and impact. Many artists have explored Polaroid’s instant, ephemeral nature, but none have built an entire artistic universe around it the way she has. Beyond Experimentation—A Fully Realized Aesthetic For most artists, Polaroid was a tool—an experiment, a stepping stone, a fleeting fascination. Andy Warhol used it for quick documentation. Robert Mapplethorpe saw it as a starting point before transitioning to more conventional photography. Lucas Samaras manipulated the film’s surface to distort reality. While these approaches were significant, they all treated the medium as secondary, a means to an end. Schneider, however, did the opposite. She made Polaroid the foundation of her entire practice. Her work is not about controlling the film but embracing its instability—expired chemicals, light leaks, and color shifts are not accidents; they are part of the story. A New Language in Photography What truly sets her apart is how she uses Polaroid as a narrative device. No other artist has created feature-length storytelling through Polaroid film, blending still images into cinematic sequences. Where others saw limitations, she saw possibilities—turning imperfections into emotion, instability into dreamlike atmosphere. Her work doesn’t just capture a moment; it captures the process of memory itself—fading, dissolving, slipping between past and present. No other Polaroid artist has achieved that level of depth. Polaroid Photography Redefined Stefanie Schneider didn’t just use Polaroid. She redefined what it could be. Others have taken beautiful Polaroids. Others have experimented with its quirks. But no one else has built an entire world within it, where time blurs, memory melts, and dreams take form on expired film. That’s why no one has done what she has—not before, and not since. 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.

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