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An abstract painting of swirling organic shapes in shades of teal, ochre and deep brown. The colours bleed into one another, creating textures that resemble a satellite view of a landscape or a microscopic slide.

Photography: Sarah Schoenfeld puts recreational drugs on to film negatives, with spectacular results!

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Date
19 December 2013

After years spent working in notorious Berlin nightclubs, photographer Sarah Schoenfeld is the first person to admit an astute awareness of the unique effects of recreational drugs. After observing first-hand the hedonistic behaviour of hardened ravers, she decided to bypass her voyeuristic gaze by taking a range of mind-altering substances and placing them directly onto developed photo negatives.

Turning her studio into a laboratory, Sarah squeezed drops of various legal and illegal liquid drug mixtures onto exposed film, blowing them up to large scale prints that reveal incredible shapes and colours, and the unique inner universes hiding within these substances. Consider our minds altered.

An abstract painting of a fluid, organic shape in deep purple and teal. The form sits centrally against a flat, mustard yellow background.
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Sarah Schoenfeld: All You Can Feel (Speed)

An abstract shape with a black centre and a white, web-like network of veins. The form is set against a plain teal background.
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Sarah Schoenfeld: All You Can Feel (Ecstasy)

A close-up of a pear-shaped object containing sharp, crystalline structures in shades of teal and deep blue. The crystals radiate outwards from the centre against a dark, muted background.
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Sarah Schoenfeld: All You Can Feel (Ketamine)

A glowing turquoise sphere floats in the centre of a deep purple void. The sphere has a textured, organic surface and is outlined by a thin, dark ring.
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Sarah Schoenfeld: All You Can Feel (LSD)

An abstract painting of a fluid, organic shape in shades of blue and white. The form floats against a soft, pale orange background.
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Sarah Schoenfeld: All You Can Feel (Heroin)

An abstract painting of swirling organic shapes in shades of ochre, teal and white. The composition resembles a cross-section of a mineral or a satellite view of a landscape.
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Sarah Schoenfeld: All You Can Feel (MDMA)

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