Samama uses a whistle to make her labored breathing audible, emphasizing the physical exertion required to "be a body".
Background Materials is a hybrid event that combines two of Samama’s previous performance pieces into a single narrative arc: Core Material Action & Meaning The concrete wall michal_samama_-_background_materials (Original)...
Focuses on the plastic bag as a "transparent carrier of waste." It investigates materials that are rarely objects of direct reflection. Samama uses a whistle to make her labored
The performance often moves through non-traditional spaces, such as lobbies, elevator shafts, and basements, treating the venue itself as a "background material" to be excavated. such as lobbies
The work was notably performed at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City in 2014.