ABOUT MY WORK :
Every building is a political artifact, shaped by the values, priorities, and power structures present at the time of its construction. In Philadelphia, specifically in Kensington, the city contains visible traces of our industrial and working-class past while increasingly accomodating infrastructure designed for new, higher-income residents. These physical changes represent decisions about whose lives are valued and whose are displaced.
Through research, attending zoning and neighborhood meetings, photographic documentation, and material exploration, I investigate how redevelopment produces disruption, displacement, and distrust within communities. My work centers the lived impact of these changes, tracing the role of developers and political actors in reshaping neighborhoods, using the landscape itself as evidence of power, exclusion, and resistance.
Every building is a political artifact, shaped by the values, priorities, and power structures present at the time of its construction. In Philadelphia, specifically in Kensington, the city contains visible traces of our industrial and working-class past while increasingly accomodating infrastructure designed for new, higher-income residents. These physical changes represent decisions about whose lives are valued and whose are displaced.
Through research, attending zoning and neighborhood meetings, photographic documentation, and material exploration, I investigate how redevelopment produces disruption, displacement, and distrust within communities. My work centers the lived impact of these changes, tracing the role of developers and political actors in reshaping neighborhoods, using the landscape itself as evidence of power, exclusion, and resistance.
ABOUT ME :
I am an artist, curator, and organizer living in Philadelphia, the best city in the world. I currently serve as the Executive Director of Da Vinci Art Alliance, an artist collaborative centered around collective resilience. Within my social and curatorial practice, I’m interested in elevating people I think do things that help the world in small or large ways and connecting them to additional resources. I cry when I see videos of mini-horses and I love soup.
I am an artist, curator, and organizer living in Philadelphia, the best city in the world. I currently serve as the Executive Director of Da Vinci Art Alliance, an artist collaborative centered around collective resilience. Within my social and curatorial practice, I’m interested in elevating people I think do things that help the world in small or large ways and connecting them to additional resources. I cry when I see videos of mini-horses and I love soup.
CONTACT ME : Email samanthamconnors@gmail.com Instagram @samanthamconnors