Barbara Steppe’s artistic approach revolves around the ordinary lives of individuals and collectives, investigating their interactions with time. Her method involves participants meticulously recording their daily routine across 24 hours. She then employs a variety of mediums to visually transform the documented time segments. Her artworks often materialize within scenic environments, giving rise to performances, stage designs, and choreographies, as well as sculptures, functional objects, building art, and paintings.

Barbara Steppe's (*1956 in Karlsruhe, lives and works in Berlin) work has been shown at Kunsthalle Bahnitz / Brandenburg (2022); Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (2020); Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (2014; 2008); Činoherní Studio, Ústí nad Labem (2012); Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain, Brest (2011); Kommunale Galerie Berlin (2009); Haus am Waldsee, Berlin (2004); Kunstbank, Berlin (2002); Drawing Center, New York (1999); Institute of Contemporary Art, London (1999); Kunstverein Gifhorn (1999); Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe (1998).