Media artist, working with film and photography. 2011-2014 Kirstin was teaching for the “Goethe-Institut Angola,“ “Cefojor-Centro de Formação de Jornalistas” & „Lusíada University,“ Luanda (Angola). 2021 she was a member of the World Press Photo panel of international nominators. 

Her award-winning photographs and moving-images have been exhibited internationally at art fairs and festivals (Documenta 15, Museum Louvre Paris, Photo Vogue Festival, Lagos photo Festival, Art Basel Miami-Scop art show, Somerset house London, Shanghai International Film Festival, Dok-Leipzig, SIPF-Singapore international photography festival etc.).

Schmitt had solo- and collective exhibitions in both American, Africa, Asia & Europa.

Her work got published in a variety of international press like TimeLightbox, the guardian, Spiegel, Zeit online, Huffington Post etc.

Lives since 2006 in Berlin and La Habana.