Susanne Stemmer
Susanne Stemmer (born 1973) is an Austrian visual artist, director and photographer.[1][2][3]
Life and work[edit]
Stemmer was born in Feldkirch, Austria. She became a professional photographer in her early adulthood.[4]
After her matura in 1992 she went to Afram Plains District in Ghana to work in development aid, followed by being a photographer on a cruise ship and opening her first photographic studio in Vienna in 2005.[1] Later, alongside her job as a commercial fashion photographer for companies such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Swarovski, she started developing her artistic style, especially in her free works.[4] Her most famous works were created in the world of artistic underwater photography where she stages the depicted characters in dreamy, seemingly weightless underwater worlds to create a feeling of freedom, self-reflection and detachment from reality.[5][1][6] She achieves these effects, for example, through long durations of exposure and playing with natural and artificial lighting.[7]
In addition to exhibitions at biennales and festivals, Stemmer also presents her works in solo exhibitions worldwide, for instance in her pop-up galleries in Vienna and Paris, where her photography is shown for one day only.[8][4] In her video installations, which are projected in large format on facades, the focus is on underwater visuals too, such as her work Beneath, presented on the occasion of Venice Biennale 2017 and at Nuit Blanche Paris 2018, as well as Beneath II two years later onto the building of the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) in Vienna.[8][9] Furthermore, she is active as a director in the advertising industry and in her underwater art film series Under Surfaces.[10][3][2]
Stemmer lives and works in Vienna, Paris and travelling the world.[1]
Exhibitions (selection)[edit]
- 2014: Wide Painting Off The Wall, Cipriani Wall Street, New York City (solo exhibition)[11]
- 2014: Festival International de la Photographie, Cannes (group exhibition)[12]
- 2015: Paris Photo LA, Los Angeles (group exhibition)[8]
- 2016: Rencontres d'Arles, Arles (group exhibition)[8]
- 2017: Alchemic Body – Fire.Air.Water.Earth, Bogotá (group exhibition)[13]
- 2017: Venice Biennale, Venice (group exhibition)[14][15]
- 2018: Nuit Blanche, Paris (group exhibition)[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Susanne Stemmer" (in German). Wiener Zeitung. July 15, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Friendly Fire produziert neue Darbo Kampagne gemeinsam mit Susanne Stemmer (Regie/DOP) im Stop-Motion-Stil für TV und Online im Auftrag von Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann/Wien" (in German). GoSee. September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Susanne Stemmer – Under Surfaces". Art On Screen Magazine (in German). January 1, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Susanne Stemmer – Schwebende Poesie..." Art On Screen Magazine (in German). January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Susanne Stemmer". Get Inspired Magazine. No. 25, spring 2015. 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ Atlantis Titel (in German).
{{cite book}}:|magazine=ignored (help) - ^ Roberts, Robyn (March 18, 2014). "Susanne Stemmer is Breaking Down Walls On Wall Street". Whitewall Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Biography of Susanne Stemmer on her website". Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ ""Beneath" by Susanne Stemmer at Biennale Arte Venice 2017". Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "Kunstfilm Under Surfaces" (in German). October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ ""Under Water" by Susanne Stemmer at Cipriani Wall Street". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "The 12th International Festival of Fashion Photography | the Untitled Magazine". Untitled Magazine. July 15, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "OPENING: ALCHEMIC BODY – Bogotá 2017". itsliquid. October 25, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "BENEATH on occasion of Biennale Arte, Venice 2017". October 8, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Stemmer's magische Unterwasserwelten" (in German). Heute.at. July 20, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ ""Beneath" by Susanne Stemmer for Nuit Blanche 2018". Retrieved January 10, 2020.