Her work covers a broad range of various media in which the term "Internet Awareness" plays an important role.
A major topic in Schober's work is a dynamic play with perspective and dimensions which continuously destabilizes the position of the viewer.
The focus is on liminal areas, precarious balances and pivotal moments in photography, sculpture, film and painting.
[citation needed][1] Barbara Schober studied intermedial design at the State Academy of Visual Arts in Stuttgart in the class of Sotiros Michou and Moritz Baumgartl.
International National (Germany) 1987: ideas competition "Wallberg",[17] work of art acquired by the city of Pforzheim 1990: "Model III vertikal", work of art acquired by the Ministry for Science, Research and Art of Baden-Wuerttemberg 1991: "Verrücken" Hölderlinturm, sculpturing project,[18] acquired by the city of Tübingen 1995: Work of art acquired by the city of Chemnitz as part of sculpturing competition 2002: Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for economic journalism (nominee), project: "Macchina X - Fabrik der Zukunft", with Jaron Lanier and Stanislaw Lem 2002: Prix Europa, Internet Exploration Award, project: "Macchina X - Fabrik der Zukunft", SWR3, ARD-online (nominee) 2002: Prix Italia, category: digital communication (nominee) 2018: Donau-Kunstpreis (3rd place) 2018: Prize Art Biennale Salerno, Italy, category: painting (3rd place) 2022.