Journal

THE MATERIALIZATION OF TIME

“The concept of materializing time through art stands at the intersection of philosophy, creativity, and the enigma of physics. Time, in its purest form, is intangible—an abstract dimension that resists material representation. Yet, what if we could bridge that gap and render time into objects, translating its essence into tangible forms? Such an approach invites us to think of time not as a simple, linear sequence but as a complex structure that stores memory and information, forming an intricate web of interconnected moments. I perceive time as a medium, much like an invisible network or database, where past, present, and future continuously influence and record one another.”

— Marcus Schaefer

Featuring paintings, drawings & sculptures

  • 35 × 50 cm

    36 pages

    Limited edition of 50 copies

  • Self-distributed

    Available from March 2025

  • Designed & published by Marcus Schaefer Studio

Monograph Book

MAPPING SUBCONSCIOUSNESS

“This book shows a selection of photographs taken between 2019 and 2024. It serves as a collection of what I consider to be some of my most significant photographs captured during that period. I think of photography as a perfect tool to create my very own interpretation of reality — for me personally, a reality that is about beauty, art, and aesthetics, not necessarily technical perfection. I am not interested in capturing the exact likeness of someone or something and long to arrest all beauty and the non-obvious or at least make the obvious not look obvious. By doing so, I seek that ʼin‑betweenʼ experience with surreal momentum that escapes the static reproduction of reality. I am intrigued by the interplay between fiction and reality — the subconscious and the conscious — and want to take the audience on a journey through my mind and visual world, creating imagery that possesses a sense of narrative ambiguity, allowing viewers to project their own subconscious thoughts and engage with the deeper, often hidden aspects of their own mind.”

— Marcus Schaefer

Featuring photographs

MiniZine

NACHTSCHATTEN GESTALTEN

“In an age where the self is increasingly fragmented, where identity dissolves into the static of algorithmic precision, „Nachtschatten Gestalten“ emerges as a visual meditation on human estrangement. The large-format drawings present figures that hover between presence and absence—sleepwalking through the fabric of existence, their identities eroded by the machinery of modernity. Shadows of their former selves, they drift in a perpetual state of detachment, together yet alone, present yet ungraspable…

…„Nachtschatten Gestalten“ speaks to a world where human intimacy has become a selfish endeavor—an echo chamber of the self rather than a genuine encounter with the other. The people depicted here are locked in moments of mutual absence, seeking meaning in an environment that systematically erodes it.

This is the futile search for identity in a landscape where identity itself is a remnant, where humanity, once rich in nuance, is subsumed by a cold arithmetic of efficiency.”

— Marcus Schaefer

Featuring large format drawings created between 2020-2023

  • 17 × 25 cm

    64 pages

    Limited edition of 50 copies

  • Self-distributed

    Available from November 2024

  • Designed & published by Marcus Schaefer Studio

Limited edition box of 10 prints

“WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS DEALING WITH MY OWN REALITY”

— Marcus Schaefer

  • Box: 38,3 x 31,6 cm

    Prints: 36,2 x 29,5 cm

    Edition of 10

  • Self-distributed

    Available from November 2019

  • Designed & published by Marcus Schaefer Studio