Joachim Schmid – Case Study (Identity and Place)

Joachim Schmid

“Joachim Schmid is a Berlin-based artist who has worked with found photography since the early 1980s”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Schmid

The work of Joachim Schmid focuses on photographs that are produced and seen everyday, and challenges the idea of ‘art photography’. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3675573/Joachim-Schmid.html

Examples of his work:

 

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Joachim Schmid
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Joachim Schmid

Ideas:

For my mock exam I wanted to explore photo montage as I really like the idea of experimenting with the photos I have taken. I wanted to experiment with cutting images in half and sticking them together to create a new “identity”.

I really liked the idea of doing this one of my photos and then getting a photo from iconic films 90s films such as “Pulp Fiction”, “Lost Boys” or the “Goonies”. I want to show how different  the 90s were from today.

Experiments:

“Pulp Fiction” and Photo from Tableau Project
“The Matrix” and Photo from Identity and Place Project
Jami Gertz and Photo from Studio Lighting Project
“The Shining” and Photo from Identity and Place Project
“Fight Club” and Photo from Studio Light Project

Overall I am very happy with how these experiments came out. I think the mixture of old and new is very refreshing and creates nostalgia.

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