Homely patchwork family
Sisters Joana (1990) and Leonie Schneider (1993) create monumental works using different techniques and materials, in which family and "home" play a role. The first constructs and builds like a craftsman with natural or recycled materials, the other is a storyteller who depicts her stories in figurative paintings on textiles. Rademakers Gallery presents new work by these two promising young artists during Art Rotterdam.
Joana and Leonie Schneider are both from Munich, graduated in 2018 from the KABK - Joana at the Textile & Fashion department, Leonie as a visual artist.
They share the same kind of memories and their work is mainly inspired by their grandmother's house in Bavaria, Germany. This so-called James Bond house, designed by an interior architect in the 1970s, seems to have a hidden space behind every wall or object. Joana tells stories about that house through constructed objects that connect the German home and a new home. Leonie is the storyteller who is inspired by the interior architecture, the carpets, furniture and the residents. Together, the sisters create an intimate homely interior during Art Rotterdam in which patterns and textures from their grandmother's house form a common thread.