2 , ▁after ▁having ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁from ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Schmidt ' s ▁early ▁work ▁consisted ▁mainly ▁of ▁straight ▁analog ue ▁phot ography ▁with ▁a ▁later ▁shift ▁in ▁his ▁art ▁practice ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ward ▁towards ▁appropri ation , ▁performance , ▁print - on - dem and ▁artist ' s ▁books ▁and ▁video . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁German ▁fine ▁art ▁and ▁phot ography ▁book ▁publish er ▁Hat je ▁Cant z , ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁hard - back ▁mon ograph ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁to ▁international ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁In ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁ess ay , ▁Christoph ▁Rib bat ▁states ▁about ▁Schmidt ' s ▁phot ography : ▁ ▁" H is ▁work ▁hints ▁at ▁the ▁so ber ness ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Top ograph ics , ▁the ▁humor ▁of ▁New ▁Color , ▁the ▁clever ▁object ivity ▁of ▁newer ▁German ▁photo ▁art ." ▁Descri bed ▁by ▁J . G . ▁Ball ard ▁as ▁" the ▁poet ▁of ▁the ▁hotel ▁cor rid or ", ▁Schmidt ' s ▁second ▁book , ▁The ▁City ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Hat je ▁Cant z ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁presents ▁d yst op ian ▁interior ▁and ▁exterior ▁photograph s ▁of ▁London ' s ▁financial ▁district . ▁ ▁Schmidt ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁ABC ▁Art ists ' ▁Books ▁Cooper ative ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁shown