--- title: "Stephanie Comilang" date: 2025-01-17 last_modified: 2026-01-29T18:03:38+01:00 generated_at: 2026-04-08T15:56:35Z url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/exhibition/stephanie-comilang/" description: "The SCHIRN is presenting the Filipino-Canadian artist and filmmaker in a major solo exhibition. Her two latest films, \"Search for Life: Diptych\" (2024/25) and \"Diaspora Ad Astra\" (2020), will be shown for the first time in Germany." image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/39L_Comilang_New_Keyvisual_100prz_180825_cropjpg-1920x1670.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Stephanie Comilang ![Dancing person with pink hair in a white outfit, demonstrating a dynamic expression in a minimalist setting.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/39L_Comilang_New_Keyvisual_100prz_180825_cropjpg.jpg) - Experience impressive installations between documentation and poetic narration - On view are elaborately produced films, textile works, and sculptural objects - The exhibition connects the ocean and seafaring with questions of Indigenous culture and cultural exchange / - ![A boy swims with a spear underwater among coral reefs. Blue water and sunlight rays are visible.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Schirn_Presse_Stephanie_Comilang_Search_for_Life_II_2025_Still_2.jpg) Stephanie Comilang, Still from Search for Life II, 2025. Video, colour, sound, 18:22 min. Courtesy of the Artist, ChertLüdde, Berlin, and Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto. Search for Life is a work in the form of a diptych commissioned by TBA21, Sharjah Art Foundation, and The Vega Foundation. Collection of The Vega Foundation - ![A young woman in a red sweatshirt and green pants leans casually against a blue door.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SCHIRN_Stephanie-Comilang_2025_WEB-28.jpg) Stephanie Comilang Eike Walkenhorst - ![Installation with transparent curtains displaying images and faces in shades of blue and orange.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Schirn_Presse_Stephanie_Comilang_Ausstellungsansicht_5_Alwin_Lay.jpg) Stephanie Comilang: Coordinates at Dawn, 2025, installation view "Search for Life II" © Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2025, Photo: Alwin Lay - ![Partition made of beads, colorful light reflections, artwork in the background in a modern exhibition space.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Schirn_Presse_Stephanie_Comilang_Ausstellungsansicht_4_Roy_Bon.jpg) Stephanie Comilang: Coordinates at Dawn, 2025, installation view "Search for Life II" © Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2025, Photo: Alwin Lay - ![Two men sit in a small boat on the water. One wears a yellow top and goggles.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Schirn_Presse_Stephanie_Comilang_Search_for_Life_II_2025_Still_1.jpg) Stephanie Comilang, Still from Search for Life II, 2025. Video, colour, sound, 18:22 min. Courtesy of the Artist, ChertLüdde, Berlin, and Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto. Search for Life is a work in the form of a diptych commissioned by TBA21, Sharjah Art Foundation, and The Vega Foundation. Collection of The Vega Foundation - ![Art installation featuring photorealistic depictions of three women, hung against a textured background.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Schirn_Presse_Stephanie_Comilang_Ausstellungsansicht_2_Roy_Bon.jpg) Stephanie Comilang: Coordinates at Dawn, 2025, installation view "Search for Life II" © Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 2025, Foto: Alwin Lay ### Up next - [![](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-MartinaWeinhart-Vorauswahl-5G1A4617.jpg) Sold out ![Findet in Bockenheim statt](/assets/media/Bockenheim_B_Logo.svg) ### Guided Tour With the Curator Guided Tour Stephanie Comilang](https://www.schirn.de/en/event/kuratorinnenfuehrung/) - [![A young woman in a red sweatshirt and green pants leans casually against a blue door.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SCHIRN_Stephanie-Comilang_2025_WEB-28.jpg) ![Findet in Bockenheim statt](/assets/media/Bockenheim_B_Logo.svg) ### Artist Talk With Stephanie Comilang and Martina Weinhart Artist Talk Stephanie Comilang](https://www.schirn.de/en/event/artist-talk-2/) - [![Seven women in white outfits and colorful jackets pose in the Dream Big Studio.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Schirn_Presse_Workshop_FATE.jpg) ![Findet in Bockenheim statt](/assets/media/Bockenheim_B_Logo.svg) ### Rhythm & Unity. K-Pop Workshop with FATE Workshop Stephanie Comilang](https://www.schirn.de/en/event/rhythm-unity-k-pop-workshop-mit-fate/) - [![Smiling young woman in a creative setting, surrounded by drinks and art supplies.](https://www.schirn.de/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Schirn_Presse_Art_After_Work-1.jpg) Sold out ![Findet in Bockenheim statt](/assets/media/Bockenheim_B_Logo.svg) Oct 2 and 23, 7–10 PM ### Art After Work: Textile Sketches with Needle and Thread Workshop Stephanie Comilang](https://www.schirn.de/en/event/art-after-work-stephanie-comilang/) - Supported by SCHIRN FREUNDE - With additional support by fiber to the people GmbH