AlessAndro schneiderFinal solo Photographic exhibitsecond Year diVA studentApril 17th, 2012

UBERGANG

inTrodUcTion

Palazzi, in collaboration with FUA Florence University of

the Arts, presents a photography exhibition that will be

inaugurated on April 17th at 6:30pm and will last until April

24th.

Transition is a part of the journey, a stage, of the young

photograper. A stage wherein he understands self and

expresses it fully in his work. There are so many ways of

perceiving ones surroundings, some very complex, but

importantly is the sensitivity to recognize and overcome

that which limits and blocks perception. Alessandro has

entered a tunnel ever narrower and fear manifests itself in

the confrontation with all that might be labeled different.

he has begun a change of self and his relation to others.

he is exploring the richness that mankind can show in

images and the diversity of in the change of aspect and

perhaps identity. he lingered , he looked and then he went

ahead and created images through the lense and through

his mind. he now demonstrates fully his capacity to collect

life’s moments fresh and free.

everybody is trying to find a way of expressing themselves.

You may not consider changes i am going through from

academics to photographer to be similar to those that

occur to my subjects, but we all try to express ourselves

for who we are. i am expressing myself as honestly as i

can. That has to do with becoming one self , an approach

to self expression which both my subjects and i are going

through.

Throughout my experience of different from, i found that

even with changes we can never escape who we truly are.

We all strive for stability. We balance stability and

instability, the stable and unstable. There is no absolute

state of stability, there is only the in between, the

balancing act of living out the self fully.

Through my projects i explore this exchange for balance

as it represents different roles ranging from images one’s

eyes sees and those the mind can imagine.

Before coming here most of you will not relate personally to the

subject matter. To catch and direct your attention you should

have some sense of anxiety and claustrophobia and then

hopefully peace of mind, hence the tunnel.

Palazzi, in collaborazione con Fua- Florence Università of

the Arts, presenta una mostra fotografica che sara'

inaugurata il 17 Aprile alle alle 18,30 e si protrarrà sino al

24 Aprile.

Transizione è un percorso che il giovane fotografo compie

attraverso se stesso e che esprime pienamente con le

sue fotografie. le diverse facce di una stessa persona, le

possibilità di essere complessi, senza dare spazio ai

condizionamenti che limitano e bloccano.

Alessandro, è entrato in un corridoio stretto dove le sue

paure si sono manifestate nell'incontro con tutto quello

che poteva essere diverso. ha iniziato da l ì un suo

cambiamento anche nel rapporto con gli altri ed è andato

ad esplorare la ricchezza di umanità vera che possono

trasmettere le persone, le più diverse, nei loro mutamenti

di aspetto e forse d'identità. si è soffermato e poi è

andato avanti con una visione più ampia della realtà con

degli scatti fotografici che dimostrano ampiamente la sua

bravura nel cogliere attimi di vita pieni di freschezza e di

libertà.

l'installazione del tutto particolare delle foto completano

lo stile di Alessandro, un giovane di grande talento

Alessandro schneider represents cultural intermingling

and change - half German, half italian, speaking German

and english at home, currently living in Florence - and his

life and studies have changed his geography several

times. Through this project, Alessandro sought to express

his own state of permanent change through young men

whose life is centred on a ritual of transition between

one person and another. The subjects of the photos vary

from firm in the black and white photos whose subject is

an almost imperceptable transformation, to the almost

dematerialized in the large color photos featuring in their

"virtual reality" a place where, if it were to exist, they

would feel at home.

Übergang stands for transition in German, and it is

composed of the words ÜBer and GAnG. Über means

"over" and Gang can be a corridor, but it also represents

a way of walking. Alessandro expresses himself in his own

way through a subject that is not easy to handle, and in a

very short time he managed to change his photographic

language from the photojournalistic to a more artistic

one: the life of a young and curious individual who finds

himself in a permanent transition...

eva sauer, diVA Photography instructor - special Project

curator

here we enter before being confronted. We feel a slight

uneasiness. The uneasiness should grow going into and

towards the tunnel’s exit. once past the exit fear and

anxiety should be exchanged and one should feel freed

and at ease with oneself.

self expression, honest self expression, is something we

all long for consciously or subconsciously, but often fail

at for fear or obstacles both mental and social that once

overcome bring us ever closer to honest expression.

For any photographer, creating a body of work in a

determined period of time can shake the mind. it can

change the way one sees forever. The challenge is how to

create interesting and compelling photographs that serve

many purposes on many levels. As with art in general,

there is no specific recipe or approach. however, when

you scan the photography field you’ll discover some basic

“angles” that might inspire you to go beyond creating a

single photograph and come up with a body of work. A

body of work that inspires the viewers to take a second

look, ask important questions and hopefully walk away

wanting to see more. Alessandro schneider, a second

year photography student from digital imaging and Visual

Arts at Florence University of the Arts, has taken the

photographic medium and used it to walk himself through

a journey. Along the way he discovered just as much

about himself as well as his subjects - starting with an

internal concept, desire and interest, and discovering that

elements happen beyond a single layer. Alessandro was

able to transform both information and feeling into

something beautiful and respectful.

david Weiss, department chair diVA

Mirage summer

digital print media from digital file (camera)

160cm x 1120cm

Mirage summer

digital print media from digital file (camera)

160cm x 1120cm

dayana original doll

digital print media from digital file (camera)

160cm x 1120cm

double ronnie

digital print media from digital file (camera)

160cm x 1120cm

Alessio

dayana

cosma

cosma 2

chicco

chicco 2

Alessandro

Alessandro 2

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

digital print media from black and white film,

42cm x 59cm

BioAlessandro was born in Munich in 1991. he has studied in Germany, the Us, and in the German and French cantons of

switzerland. he is currently in italy to continue his studies in the italian language and in photography, his primary passion.

This is his first photography exhibition.

sPeciAl ThAnKseva sauer

elenora Accorsi

Gabriella Ganugi

david Andre Weiss

chiara dei Palazzi

Alberto simoncioni

enrica Quaranta

Umberto Gori

susanna Bausi

My parents George and laura schneider who made my world possible

All of my visual media instructors at diVA

d iva

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