“The Elephant in the Room Next Door”, 150 × 95 cm, Oil, acrylics and colored pencil on canvas and Augmented Reality extension, 2026

In this artwork, Schnee reimagines the world as a playful, surreal landscape where the rules of physics have been swapped for something much more fluid, mirroring the vibrant transition into motherhood as in her own experience. A bright red orb sits at the center of it all like a curious new sun - a life-giving anchor that casts everything in a fresh light and sets a new rhythm for the world around it.

Through Augmented Reality, the stone, rather than being held down by gravity, floats and spins with a surprising lightness; it represents the weight of responsibility not as a burden, but as a soft, rhythmic presence that finds its own balance in a mother’s life. Alongside it, the central loop busies itself with a constant cycle of coming apart and fitting back together, acting as a metaphor for the way women deconstruct and rebuild their sense of self. It’s a world in a permanent state of becoming, showing the journey of motherhood as a bright, rhythmic evolution.

By scanning the artwork through the Artivive app, you can view the augmented reality extension of the painting. You can see this in the video below, and you can also try downloading Artivive and testing it out on your screen.

4.410€ + shipping