Marcus Schaefer is a multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, painting and photography. His practices explore the condition of the self in an era of increasing fragmentation, algorithmic logic, and emotional disconnection. His drawings and paintings depict abstract beings that exist at an intersection of realities—figures suspended between presence and absence, together yet profoundly isolated. These works reflect on contemporary forms of estrangement, where intimacy becomes self-referential and identity dissolves into systems of efficiency and optimization. His figures drift through environments that erode meaning, appearing as remnants of a humanity once defined by nuance and sensitivity. Formally, he works through a tension between geometric precision and fragility, structure and erosion, echoing the contrast between machinic logic and the imperfect human form. References to interconnectedness—such as collective consciousness and entanglement—emerge through interwoven shapes, fragmented bodies, and recurring motifs like connected eyes embedded in a metaphysical void. His sculptures extend these painted worlds into physical space, giving three-dimensional form to these abstract entities. In doing so, they translate questions of identity, embodiment, and disconnection into tangible presence, allowing the works to inhabit the viewer’s reality. While his photographic work emerges from a different point of departure than his other practices, it remains deeply connected to the same visual and conceptual sensibility. Across all mediums, he is interested in the relationship between form, perception, memory, and the transformation of everyday experience into poetic imagery. The foreword to his most recent photographic monograph offers the clearest articulation of the intentions that underpin his photographic practice, while also revealing the broader concerns that unite his work as a whole.