Lilianne Schneider

With The Lost Pilot, I examine the unconscious way of dealing with a tragic loss in the family and the safeguarding of memory. My husband lost his parents in a tragic plane crash in December 1960. Three siblings were left orphans. He has no recollection of his parents. For him it was only a story and pictures. He never had the opportunity to have a photo taken with his parents. He was 1 years old when they passed. Over the years he developed an admiration for airplanes. He has taken flying lessons and is an avid flight simulator user. He never talks about it, but I know that he is flying his parents safely. As I am an outsider on this story, this body of work intends to give visibility to what is an unconscious fixation with aviation by following him into his journey.


Lilianne Schneider is a self-taught photographer, born and raised in Peru living in Toronto since the late 1980s. She is influenced by the rich experimental film scene in Toronto and her various travels abroad. They have forged her sensitivity to her environment. She is constantly looking for photographic subjects in the streets where society and the richness of the cultural landscape converge. Photography opens her mind to experiment and recreate the scenes that might go unnoticed to others. Her work has been shown by the Patrons for Arts of Peru at Toronto City Hall, at the Gallery of the Peruvian Consulate in Toronto and featured in group exhibitions at Columbus Centre (Toronto), PIX FILM Gallery, G44 365 exhibits (2018 and 2019), Low-Res show (2019) at G44, Covid-19 Portraits (2020) at Gallery 1313, Coming Home (2020) and Brave New World (2020) Group online exhibitions at Gallery 1313 and participated with Spectra group shows from 2019 to 2024.

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Contact: lilis@rogers.com
Website: lilisch.com
IG: @lilianne00

May 14th to May 25th, 2025
918 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Sun and Star Rooms

Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12pm to 5pm
Opening reception: Thursday, May 15th from 6-9pm
Artist talk: Saturday, May 17th from 1-3pm