Carrie Schneider
Images
Carrie Schneider, Still Life (after Brassaï) (detail), 2009. Chromogenic development print; 14 x 40 in. (35.6 x 101.6 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
Carrie Schneider, still from Slow Dance, 2009. HD video projection; 6 minutes
Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, ChicagoAbout
Working in ambiguously narrative photography and video, Carrie Schneider mines the complexities of relationships—both romantic and familial—nature, and the self. Her images, which often depict herself and her brother, are quietly mysterious and anxiety-provoking as they seductively probe what is considered “appropriate” behavior. Beyond this, the figures can be considered a doubled self, which acts as a point of entry for psychological and emotional negotiations.
Inspired by her residencies in Helsinki, the natural landscape is often employed as the setting for her work, in addition to the interiors of bars, which also act as a site for a heightened awareness of being, specifically in regards to romantic and otherwise complicated and hierarchical relationships. Citing David Lynch and Finnish filmmakers such as Eija-Liisa Ahtila and Salla Tykkä as important influences, Schneider has undertaken her first major short film project in summer 2009 while in Helsinki. It debuts in her 12 x 12 exhibition. The film continues her investigation of physical representations of relationships between people incorporating elements of the uncanny and the doubled-self.
Funding
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