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Last Days 2016 U.S. Screenprint Signed
Located in New York, NY
Original 2016 U.S. poster by Akiko Stehrenberger for the 2005 film Last Days directed by Gus Van
Category

2010s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Asleep (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

The Letter (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Letter (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bus Depot (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Rendering Memories (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Felicity (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dashboard Memories (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Tiara (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Something Today (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Good Times (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wonder Valley Music (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Radio Hour (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

On Air (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder)
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Making Magic (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Cloudless Heavens (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Fabric of the Mind II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Places of Uncertainty (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

The Fabric of the Mind (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Memories of Love (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

Radio Caller (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Radio Show (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - diptych
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Under Water (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Every single Incident weighs Tons (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

The Girl II (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Doctor (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - featuring Udo Kier
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Tears - The Girl behind the White Picket Fence
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Memories of Love III (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Nurse (Heather's Dream) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Woman
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Nurse - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Woman
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Nurse - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Woman
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Become Aware (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Women
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Full of Dreams (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color, Archival Paper

The Girl and the Garbage Man - The Girl behind the White Picket Fence
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

One Day I'll leave (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) diptych - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Girl and the Garbage Man - The Girl behind the White Picket Fence
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Making Magic (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sleepwalking (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sisyphus (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Lonely Hearts Show (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Girl II
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper

The Girl II
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.01 in
Be Aware (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Contemporary, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Girl I (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Contemporary, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Be Aware (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Contemporary, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sisyphus (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Elixir (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Preparation (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Unravel (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Feeling comfortable while Crying (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Bird Cage (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Withered (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Hush, Little Baby, Don't Say a Word (Heather's Dream) diptych - Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Shattered (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print

What does he mean? (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Shattered (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper

The Doctor's Stage (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Preparation (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Treatment No. 1 (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Suitcase (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Carolyn Ryder
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Doctor (Heather's Dream) - Polaroid, Contemporary, color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl's journal (Palms Springs life magazine
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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Stefanie Schneider for sale on 1stDibs

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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