Samantha Sea Sea
the seed but not the flower
Samantha Sea Sea is a New York based, New York native performance/multi disciplinary artist who works with video, sound, movement, poetry and the human voice. Their work explores multiple themes such as inter generational hopes/traumas/joy, Afro Futurism, magical realism, mental health, Black spiritual traditions, and connection to water. She started working in performance in 2015 after participating in a series of ensemble performances directed by Monica Mirabile. Samantha has performed at Wild Project, Secret Project Robot, MoMA PS1, Essex Flowers, La Plaza Cultural Community Garden and Roulette Intermedium among many other spaces. Most recently she completed a residency at Otion Front Studio. In 2023 she started a pop up performance venue/curatorial project called irrelevent art space that showcases performance art, poetry, and music, and strived to create an environment where people could bring their young children to shows. This project, currently on hiatus, was inspired by Samantha’s experience of becoming a parent and realizing how few forward thinking family friendly venues existed in NYC. Recently Samantha has been in residence in governor’s island with forest for the trees collective.
the seed but not the flower, 2023. 16 min. 18 sec.