Joachim Schmid
born 1955 in Balingen, studied Visual Communication in Schwaebisch
Gmuend and Berlin. He lives in Berlin and has been working with found
photographs since the early 1980s. In 1990 he founded the „Institut zur
Wiederaufbereitung von Altfotos" (The Institute for the Reprocessing of
Used Photographs). His works have been shown internationally in solo
and group exhibitions. His publications include „Erste allgemeine
Altfotosammlung" (1991), „Knipsen" (1993), „Bilder von der Strasse"
(1994), „Kunst gegen Essen" (1996), „Very Miscellaneous" (1997),
„Sinterklaas ziet alles" (1998), „The Face in the Desert" (1999), „A
meeting on holiday" (2003), „Belo Horizonte, Praça Rui Barbosa" (2004),
and „Retratos decisivos" (2004). His work is included in numerous
collections, including the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Daelim
Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Fonds National d'Art Contemporain,
Paris, Maison Europèenne de la Photographie, Paris, Museo de arte
contemporánea de Vigo, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Nederlands Fotomuseum,
Rotterdam, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Stedelijk Museum
Amsterdam.
