A Picture of Sarah Schumann

This Harun Farocki film shows the creation of a picture on which the artist worked for nine weeks. Sarah Schumann lives in Berlin and is a pioneer of the feminist scene. 1977 together with several other artists she organized the first large exhibition in which only work by women was shown. Sarah Schumann paints figuratively, that is to say she has developed a technique using layers of collage and painting worked on top of and into one another. Regarding a picture becomes an adventure. (harunfarocki.de)

Release Date

April 1, 1978

Status

Released

Original Title

Ein Bild von Sarah Schumann

Runtime

30min

Budget

Revenue

Language

German

Production Companies

Harun Farocki Filmproduktion