Samantha is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher exploring the intersections of ecology, migration, and transformation. Born in Venezuela to an Italian family and now based in the Netherlands, her practice is enriched by her experiences of cultural hybridity and relocation. Drawing inspiration from the philosophy of rhizomes, she embraces a non-linear approach that honors the agency of materials and the resilience of living organisms as they adapt to shifting conditions.
As the founder of The Non-Human Institute for Humanity in 2020, Samantha uses speculative fiction as a platform to experiment with non-human perspectives and challenges conventional views on identity and belonging. Through sculptures, installations, performance, dance and film, her work reimagines how identities and cultures can evolve alongside shifting ecological landscapes and vice versa.
Her approach focuses on “site-expeditions” where listening. looking and attuning to existing ecologies, allows her to work with, rather than impose upon, the environments she engages with.
Through on-site research she explores resilient ecosystems, drawing parallels to human and more-than-human migration and transformation.
Collaborating with communities, researchers, theorists, and ecological practitioners, Samantha wishes to navigate perspectives of constant change while transforming environments and rethinking what it means for humans and more than humans to belong and to feel “home”
