Vanessa Schmidt’s sculptures transform domestic castoffs into strange, evocative forms. Using wood, metal scraps, and textiles, she constructs skeletal objects that resemble furniture or familiar household fixtures—reduced, reassembled, and charged with new meaning. Her installations prompt a reconsideration of the emotional and symbolic lives of everyday things.
Day.
Sit down and wonder where to start.
Books.
Spring.
Brandy, Never Say Never.
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories.
SZA, SOS.
Erykah Badu.
Near Dark (1987), directed by Kathryn Bigelow
I’m fascinated by the extremes portrayed in Kathryn Bigelow movies.
The term "art world" sounds exclusive, while art should strive for inclusion and empathy.
Hide your children (both best and worst advice).
Wherever my next exhibition will take place.
Their energy.
Lego Ninjago.
Anything sparkling.
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1982) by Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde, Zami: A New Spelling of My Name.
Since war and conflict seem inherent to human nature, I wish to defy that tendency.
Sugar.
Home.
I’d still live much the same way I do now, even without calling myself an artist.
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