Joachim Schmid studied visual communication. 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), Bilder von der Strasse (1994), Very Miscellaneous (1997), Sinterklaas ziet alles(1998), A meeting on holiday (2003), Belo Horizonte, Praça Rui Barbosa (2004), Tausend Himmel (2007), and Joachim Schmid Photoworks 1982-2007 (2007).
His work is included in numerous collections, among them the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul; Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris; Museo de arte contemporánea, Vigo; Museum Folkwang, Essen; Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam; San Francisco Museum of modern Art, and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Joachim Schmid is represented by the gallery Alain Gutharc, Paris.
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