Michal_samama_-_background_materials (original)... May 2026

Focuses on the plastic bag as a "transparent carrier of waste." It investigates materials that are rarely objects of direct reflection.

Samama often morphs into the materials she uses. For example, she may use her fingers like "fishhooks" to distort her face into a snout, blurring the line between human and animal/object. michal_samama_-_background_materials (Original)...

The work was notably performed at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City in 2014. Focuses on the plastic bag as a "transparent