Ute Friederike Schernau
Germany
Biography
Visual artist and photographer trained in photography, with diploma studies at a university of applied sciences and a formative period in fine arts that decisively influenced her approach to the image surface. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including in cities such as Brooklyn, Cologne, Munich, Hamburg, and Berlin. Her practice focuses on portraiture and on productions that address questions related to naturalness and sustainability. In parallel, she has built an extensive editorial career collaborating with leading outlets such as The Guardian Weekend Magazine, Zeit Magazine, and Art Magazine. In her most recent work, the materiality of the image and its transformation through different materials play a central role. She has also developed long-term editorial projects, including a book focused on the subject of plastic made in collaboration with her children.










