Hannah Schemel, born in Bühl, studied communication design with a focus on photography at the University of Mannheim. Since 2016, she has been working as an independent artist and exhibits her works nationwide in galleries and museums.
Schemels works show respect and humbleness for the individual subject. The sea, the sky and the forest do not impose themselves as central motives, but deepen in their elementary size to a moment between rest and strength. The black and white contrasts make the fog or the vastness of the sea tangible and impalpable at once. Light and shadow conjoin to a sensual, beautiful but also gloomy magic.
In her long-term projects, Schemel traces the origin of places, whether through her provenance (“kigen”) in the Black Forest or the mythical promise of the sea (“umi”) of Quiberon. With high precision which partly requires hour-long observation in the open air, her selection of subjects strives for a synesthetic perception. The pictures invite you to rediscover the beauty of the unimposing.
Influences from the Japanese culture become apparent particularly through the lightness and intentional asymmetry in the paintings of Hasegawa Tohakus from the 16th century and the essays on aesthetics by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō.
The recordings, almost detached from the passing of time, are symbiotically complemented by the masterful craftsmanship and the exquisite quality of material. Schemel captures earlier knowledge and turns every picture into a unique one. Her photography is created with an analogue large format camera in nature. A hand-made paper especially developed for her, into which she lets her motives sink using a platinum-palladium mixture technique with a delicate Japanese paint brush made of goat hair, characterizes her work.
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Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburgwww.galerie-baumgarten.de+49 (0)761 35298
Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Sloveniawww.galerijafotografija.si+386 1 25 11 529
Galerie André Kirbach, Düsseldorfwww.galerie-kirbach.de+49 (0)170 9331166
Galerie Vayhinger, Singenwww.galerievayhinger.de+49 (0)7731 9761640
Galerie Peter Zimmermann, Mannheimwww.galerie-zimmermann.de+49 (0)621 419031
langsam und ganz sachtStädtische Galerie Iserlohn with Steffen Diemer
Im Frühling, die neue BlüteGalerie Peter Zimmermann, Mannheim with Steffen Diemer
FURUI TOMODACHI Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg with Steffen Diemer
Fotografie Galerie kirbach, Düsseldorf with Steffen Diemer
zu zweitGalerie Vayhinger, Singen am Hohentwiel with Steffen Diemer
Kunst Kochin cooperation with Galerie Albert Baumgarten, Freiburg with Steffen Diemer
Ein Spaziergang durch den Schwetzinger Schlossgartenmetall & form, Heidelberg
Das zweite erste JahrClub Speicher7, Mannheim
Art KarlsruheGalerie Albert Baumgarten
HeimspielPORT25, Mannheim
Cologne Fine Art FairGalerie kirbach
Mannheimer GalerientageGalerie Peter Zimmermann, Kunstverein Mannheim
Exhibition Deltabeben 2020Kunsthalle Mannheim
Advancement award exhibition of the Heinrich Vetter Stiftungport25 Mannheim
Zierde ihrer StadtStadtmuseum Kaiserslautern
Die verborgene GegenwartGalerie Maul, Ladenburg in cooperation with the University of Mannheim, as part of the Ladenburger Literaturtage
WerkschauKunstverein Mannheim, University of Mannheim
Atelier 23Mannheim during the “Jungbusch Nachtwandel”
More information about the “das schulhaus” project coming soon!