Samuel Webster

Background

About Samuel Webster

Samuel Webster is a freelance artist working in the mediums of writing, film and photography. Alongside his pursuits as a solo artist, he has worked with other groups in both creative and corporate fields. He has contributed to multiple publications including The Punch (News Ltd), Onya Magazine, Mood of Monk, Trespass Magazine and Veri.Live. Samuel is also the Editor-in-Chief of online arts journal Mood of Monk. In this role, he has made connections with many parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s artistic sphere, including Rafael Bonachela, artistic director of Sydney Dance Company who invited him to come and create a piece of work based on his original dance work, LandFORMS. Protogenos, the final product of that work, was a 60 page book of photography and visual poetry which sold at the theatre throughout the run and has received praise in both the artistic and media worlds. Towards the end of 2011, Rafael Bonachela invited Samuel to work alongside him in the creation of a new work for Sydney Dance Company, 2 ONE ANOTHER which will debut in March 2012. Samuel provided his skills in poetry to the dancers and Rafael during the Research & Development stage of the work, actively evolving the ideas which would make up the final work. In 2012, Samuel lived in Tuscany for 6 months, working with Italian organisations like L'Archivio Diaristico Nazionale, Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse and Walks of Italy. He then returned to Italy in 2013 to continue his many collaborations, including his photo series/exhibition Ofelia Voleva Solo Nuotare, various stage productions for the Willy Loman Big Band as well as collaboration with dancers and artists across the region and internationally.