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

The work was notably performed at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City in 2014. michal_samama_-_background_materials (Original)...

This piece is a central part of Samama's broader portfolio, which exists at the intersection of dance, theatre, and visual art. Michal Samama Background Materials Focuses on the plastic bag as a "transparent

The piece highlights sensory data that usually goes unnoticed—what Samama calls "background noise"—precisely because these elements are what anchor us to reality. michal_samama_-_background_materials (Original)...

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.