ABOUT MY WORK : Within making, I am seeking to initiate conversation and action around wealth inequity, the inherent violence of gentrification, and community rooted trauma. My work frequently addresses the fragmented histories left behind by recently displaced people in Kensington and South Philadelphia, utilizing scavenged objects from demolition sites within sculptural works or by creating recreations of the lasting traces demolished buildings leave on the surrounding landscape.
Recently I have been constructing hand-built representations of the tools used within construction projects to investigate the lasting mental health effects that occur in the people witnessing their neighborhood rapidly gentrify. My practice embraces the use of craft-based techniques and materials, bringing a homemaking and labor rooted skillset against a scarcity capitalist run world.
ABOUT ME : I am a 29 year old Philly transplant who found a home here 12 years ago and have continually been finding more within the people I meet. Within my life I am constantly reevaluating the ideas of “devotion” and “balance” and how they have an impact on the way I carry myself through the world towards both myself and others. Professionally, I work as the co-director of a community art space and gallery that offers free programming to creative people of all ages. I also freelance to a small client base as an artist advisor. My favorite restaurant is Taco Riendo and also anywhere with good soup.
CONTACT ME : Email samanthamconnors@gmail.com Instagram @samanthamconnors