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Videos
Pornstar Politician
2023Pornstar Politician was an Embodiment Session (figure modeling performance) by Schmidt in honor of the artist, politician, and porn star Cicciolina AKA Ilona Staller, known primarily for her former marriage to Jeff Koons. This video adaptation of the Zoom recording of Embodisesh: Cicciolina Tribute considers one pose as a barely-moving video; a pose is both still, yet alive. The pose is subtitled with text: an excerpt from Diary of a Monitor (2023, self-published artist's book).
Added on: August 2, 2024
Power Bottom
2018Power Bottom is inspired by cultural references (think John Candy does Barbara Hammer, or Dyke Kahleesi) and Schmidt's family history with the autism spectrum and the horses who have provided therapy to them in North Carolina. The audio - all recordings of Lily the horse tamer - points to connections between pony play kink, "training your bottom," and taming a horse. The original edit (57 min) was shown at Leslie-Lohman Museum as part of Schmidt's solo exhibition, Group Fail Pony Play (2018).
Added on: August 2, 2024