Samara Smith

documentary + technology + social practice

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Virtual Aquapolis

Supported by an NEH Digital Designs for the Public grant, Virtual Aquapolis examines the transformation of New York harbor from a rich, biodiverse maze of marshlands, reefs and estuaries into the urban waterways surrounding NYC today.   Wearing VR headsets equipped…

Aquapolis 2100

Created in a Works on Water residency on Governors Island and screened internationally as part of the Under the Subway Video Art Festival, Aquapolis 2100 explores New York City’s rising sea levels, which could rise up 6 feet by 2100….

Commotion

An augmented reality tour set in the Queens Museum’s Panorama, Commotion examines NYC through the lens of the daily commute. Participants help up smartphones or tablets at spots around the Panorama to see the maps of individual commutes laid over…

Anamorphosis

Created for the Open Source Gallery, Anamorphosis was a spatial and relational exploration of what makes and defines a neighborhood, set in, and inspired by, the area surrounding the gallery. The exhibit’s video and photo installations sought to collectively make visible…

Tell-A-Commute

Designed for the New York Transit Museum’s Platform series, Tell-A-Commute was a crowdsourced neighborhood photo diary documenting the collective observations of New Yorkers on their daily commute. T​his participatory project used smartphone photography and interactive texting to compile a collaborative visual portrait of…