Sam Metz

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Sam’s work tries to capture what an unpredictable body is and how a disabled body’s very presence transgresses societal restrictions. Working with movement, as a disabled performer who has Tourette’s and is neurodivergent, short performances are an intrinsic part of their visual art, which are then made ‘solid’, poeticising the fleeting interruptions of the disabled body by making lasting documentations through drawing as-stimming, film, animation and sculptural installation (choreographic objects). Sculptural works (choreographic objects) capture the ranges of movements of the performer. Drawn works demonstrate the repetitive self-soothing actions of stimming (neurodivergent behaviour) through mark making. Sam’s work seeks to legitimise non-verbal communication and alternative body-based communication and to invite others to participate in this creative play.

Sam studied Architecture and Critical theory at University of Nottingham. Sam was recently awarded an Unlimited emerging artist bursary for developing works related to their project ‘unpredictable bodies’. They were awarded an arts council project grant to develop sculptural works. They are currently working on a research grant supported by Necessity that looks at drawing as stimming and neurodivergent creative practice. They are a 2020/21 British Art Network Emerging Curator.