Two grave diggers who have been preparing graves for more than 20 years go about their work on a beautiful serene day, their movements almost choreographed. Today there is an unexpected outcome that neither of them has ever encountered before.
Six films portray over 160 people from four countries answering five universal questions about happiness, fear, love, advice, and hope. One gesture of unconditional love.
A riverside community in Indonesia seen through intimate observations of everyday life. A group of children playing in the wash of a boat leads us to an older woman at the edge of a timber mill, completing her morning rituals and sharing her world with us.
An emoji is the smallest unit of digital communication. In this ongoing project it becomes a reason for hundreds of people to be in the same place at the same time.
Commissioned for the Royal Australian Navy’s 100-year anniversary of sailing into Sydney Harbour, Schwenk stayed at HMAS Penguin. The film accesses a closed culture through a side door, anchored by the naval tradition of tattoos and rope.
“Life preservers” is from a body of work called, “They paved paradise put up a parking lot”, which showcases the latest footwear and dresses for the upcoming climate change season.
There is a sense of timelessness and harmony, as you watch over 30 people unite in movements to create a large human kaleidoscope. “connect: kaleidoscope” is a meditative work with an almost spiritual feel, that… Read More »connect: kaleidoscope
On a Saturday afternoon in Sydney a group of healthy people, including 2 children fell. They collapsed to the floor. Simultaneously. The fall happened during the opening of an art exhibition in Sydney Australia. The… Read More »dada—when up is down
Research tells us that we laugh for less than 6 minutes a day. This is surprisingly only a third of the time people laughed in the 1950s, and we are correspondingly almost 20% less happy… Read More »World Domination
The practice of painting naval ships with disruptive pattern camouflage known as “Dazzle”,was initially used 100 years ago in the First World War. Ships were painted in bold coloured abstract shapes and patterns, with areas… Read More »Study for Dazzle
