Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund

This is a collaboration between me and Alexandra, my mother and friend. She has suffered from depression for as long as I can remember. A project by Sarah Schneider.

My mother and I were born on the same day, January 19. That‘s probably why we have such a strong connection to each other. This work is a collaboration between me and Alexandra, my mother and friend. She has suffered from depression for as long as I can remember. She is strength, courage, chaos, laughter, sorrow and love - all in one.

A collaborative project by Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mama is hiding behind red roses. 10.6.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mama floating in the nearby river at the end of a warm summer day. 12.6.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mama and I found a butterfly wing. 16.6.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Shower curtain cocoon. 15.4.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. „I‘m not lazy. I‘m nocturnal.“ 13.6.2022, Bludesch, Österreich. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Archive picture. Mama when she was 16 years old. 25.4.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Archive picture. Mama when she was 16 years old. 25.4.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mama with a selfpainted easter egg immitating her left eye. 14.4.2023, Bludesch, Austria. © 2023 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mama collecting already leaked resin from old trees. She uses it to make ointments and cremes. 11.10.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mom crocheted a cockatoo. 12.4.2023, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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Die Dunkelheit ist mein Freund. Mama says Sam is her true love. They are resting in a field of wild hemlock, which we figured later is poisenous. 18.4.2022, Bludesch, Austria. © 2022 Sarah Schneider and Alexandra Daxecker.

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