Olivia Schroder


































Moon hangs low over Casper

2023

“Show me the photographs of your mom, the one we don’t talk about. Your brother, the one who left. We will trace it all, on foot, knee deep in the snow. Pushing through the sleet and the bite. We will see what we find and feel what we don’t. And the grandmother will loom over us like the moon does. Constant, behind the clouds, in the shadow of the Earth.”



rizdeology podcast

2022:2023


Each episode focuses on a different campus space that has been underserved by the administration and survived by RISD community members. The 22-23 season intends to highlight community efforts around campus to inspire real conversation.


Trading Earth soundwalk

2022

Producer and sound designer/editor for the Trading Earth soundwalk, designed for in-gallery listening in the Trading Earth decorative arts exhibition at the RISD Museum.

Introduction to the podcast

In three parts, the podcast explores the legacy of triangle trade in ceramic objects throughout history. Each part focuses on a vessel and commodity from different corners of the world that have found their way into RISD’s collection. Through interviews with scholars, coffee roasters, and ceramicists, the path from maker to museum is traced with immersive sound design.

Listen here.

16mm experiments

2020:ongoing




16mm film is an incredibly versatile medium and its physical quality allows one to manipulate any aspect of the image. 




This ongoing research plays a part in all elements of my practice. I’m currently exploring how experimental 16mm film plays a role in non-fiction storytelling and installation.

Cricket Eclipse

2022

Hi, I’m Olivia.


I am compelled by the materiality of these time-based, ephemeral, or otherwise immaterial resources. This exploration unfailingly ushers me to themes of ancestry, ghosting, land, and interpersonal memory.



schroder.olivia@gmail.com