Jochen Schmith
(Peter Steckroth & Carola Wagenplast)
B. 1977 / 1978, Germany
Live and work in Hamburg
Jochen Schmith, Untiled (Aladdin) 2, 2019
Digital print and perforated foil
80 × 60 × 3 cm (31 ½ × 23 ⅝ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untiled (Aladdin) 2, 2019
Digital print and perforated foil
80 × 60 × 3 cm (31 ½ × 23 ⅝ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Digital print and perforated foil
80 × 60 × 3 cm (31 ½ × 23 ⅝ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untiled (Aladdin) 1, 2019
Digital print and perforated foil
80 × 60 × 3 cm (31 ½ × 23 ⅝ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untiled (Aladdin) 1, 2019
Digital print and perforated foil
80 × 60 × 3 cm (31 ½ × 23 ⅝ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Digital print and perforated foil
80 × 60 × 3 cm (31 ½ × 23 ⅝ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Idling), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Idling), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Watching clouds), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Watching clouds), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (The right to be lazy), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (The right to be lazy), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Catnapping), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Catnapping), 2018
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #5 (Having time to read), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #5 (Having time to read), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #3 (No schedule), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #3 (No schedule), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #2 (No work), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
190 × 140 cm (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #2 (No work), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
190 × 140 cm (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
190 × 140 cm (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #2 (No work), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
190 × 140 cm (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches) (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #2 (No work), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
190 × 140 cm (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches) (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
190 × 140 cm (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches) (74 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #1 (Rest and Relax), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket #1 (Rest and Relax), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 3, 2017
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 3, 2017
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 2, 2017
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 2, 2017
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 1, 2017
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 1, 2017
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (See places and things), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (See places and things), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Do nothing), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Do nothing), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Sing a lot), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Sing a lot), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Daydreaming), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Daydreaming), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
240 × 170 × 4 cm (94 ½ × 66 ⅞ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2014
Italian cashmere with silk embroidery
180 × 130 × 3 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2014
Italian cashmere with silk embroidery
180 × 130 × 3 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Italian cashmere with silk embroidery
180 × 130 × 3 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Spinning Object, 2014/2019
53 slides, dia projector
Jochen Schmith, Spinning Object, 2014/2019
53 slides, dia projector
53 slides, dia projector
Jochen Schmith, Cigar Ends – Collectors’ Waste, 2010
Cigar ends collected at art fairs, bronze in handmade case.
2.5 × 16 × 16 cm (1 × 6 ¼ × 6 ¼ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Cigar Ends – Collectors’ Waste, 2010
Cigar ends collected at art fairs, bronze in handmade case.
2.5 × 16 × 16 cm (1 × 6 ¼ × 6 ¼ inches)
Cigar ends collected at art fairs, bronze in handmade case.
2.5 × 16 × 16 cm (1 × 6 ¼ × 6 ¼ inches)
Jochen Schmith, The Fraud, 2012
Eau de parfum in eight bronze flasks
21 × 9.5 cm (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, The Fraud, 2012
Eau de parfum in eight bronze flasks
21 × 9.5 cm (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches)
Eau de parfum in eight bronze flasks
21 × 9.5 cm (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, The Fraud, 2012
Eau de parfum in eight bronze flasks
21 × 9.5 cm (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches) (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, The Fraud, 2012
Eau de parfum in eight bronze flasks
21 × 9.5 cm (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches) (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches)
Eau de parfum in eight bronze flasks
21 × 9.5 cm (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches) (8 ¼ × 3 ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2021
Two street lights from approx. 1975, low pressure sodium lamps
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2021
Two street lights from approx. 1975, low pressure sodium lamps
Two street lights from approx. 1975, low pressure sodium lamps
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2021
Two street lights from approx. 1975, low pressure sodium lamps
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2021
Two street lights from approx. 1975, low pressure sodium lamps
Two street lights from approx. 1975, low pressure sodium lamps
Jochen Schmith, Pick Pocket I-IV, 2021
Four digital prints on Hahnemühle photo rag paper mounted on black walnut frame
20 × 16 cm (7 ⅞ × 6 ¼ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Pick Pocket I-IV, 2021
Four digital prints on Hahnemühle photo rag paper mounted on black walnut frame
20 × 16 cm (7 ⅞ × 6 ¼ inches)
Four digital prints on Hahnemühle photo rag paper mounted on black walnut frame
20 × 16 cm (7 ⅞ × 6 ¼ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Whistling), 2021
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 480 × 2 cm (78 ¾ × 189 × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Whistling), 2021
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 480 × 2 cm (78 ¾ × 189 × ¾ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 480 × 2 cm (78 ¾ × 189 × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Slow Down), 2021
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 4 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Slow Down), 2021
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 4 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 4 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Playing Drums), 2021
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 4 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Playing Drums), 2021
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 4 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 4 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 7, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 7, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 6, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 6, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 5, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 5, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 4, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket Sketch 4, 2019
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Pencil on transparent paper over watercolor
35 × 25 × 2 cm (13 ¾ × 9 ⅞ × ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Stray), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 1 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × ⅜ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (Stray), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 1 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × ⅜ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 1 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × ⅜ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (To take a break from everyday life), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 1 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × ⅜ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Picnic Blanket (To take a break from everyday life), 2017
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 1 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × ⅜ inches)
Shredded banknotes, fabric dye, cotton
200 × 140 × 1 cm (78 ¾ × 55 ⅛ × ⅜ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2017
Cashmere and embroidery
180 × 130 × 3 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2017
Cashmere and embroidery
180 × 130 × 3 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Cashmere and embroidery
180 × 130 × 3 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, »Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say - Here - Down.«, 2022
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, »Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say - Here - Down.«, 2022
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2023
Cashmere and embroidery
180 × 130 × 4.5 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, Untitled, 2023
Cashmere and embroidery
180 × 130 × 4.5 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ¾ inches)
Cashmere and embroidery
180 × 130 × 4.5 cm (70 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ × 1 ¾ inches)
Jochen Schmith, »Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say - Here - Down.«, 2022
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches) (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, »Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say - Here - Down.«, 2022
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches) (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches) (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Biography
Jochen Schmith is an artist duo based in Hamburg, Germany that has worked together since the year 2000.
Their work explores social rituals and public spaces. Particular interest is placed on the way forms of presentation are connected with structures of power and domination.
Their works have been shown internationally at notable institutions such as Hamburg Kunstverein, Kunsthaus Bregenz and Bundeskunsthalle Bonn.
Previous exhibitions include: JED MARTIN curated by Bettina Steinbrügge at Kunstverein Hamburg; Artists against Aids curated by Yilmaz Dziewior at Bundeskunsthalle Bonn; Enjoy the Sun, VI, VII, Oslo, Jochen Schmith, Galerie Esther Donatz, Munich; Present Gifts, VI, VII, Oslo; Utopie beginnt im Kleinen, Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach; Andere Räume, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn; Bleibender Wert?, Kunsthaus Bregenz; Grand Openings Pt. 1, Mathew, Berlin; Certain Arrangements, Kunstverein Braunschweig (2010); News from Nowhere, WCW Gallery, Hamburg.