Sam Kariotis is a multi-disciplinary artist combining forms of collage with projection, installation, sculpture and sound work. His work reimagines classical Baroque imagery exploring themes of magic, sexuality and the unconscious, and aims to bring intuitive processes into the mediums of collage and installation. Creating intimate encounters with the trans masculine body, he summons viewers to witness a nuanced and highly personal depiction of his relationship between faith and gender.
The majority of his arts work has been through 5 years of project management and exhibition coordination/curation at Connection Art Space, an artist-run space operating in the heart of Dandenong. Sam has a strong connection to local council initiatives, contributing both to arts infrastructure workshops led by City of Greater Dandenong. He has a strong passion for arts accessibility through an intersectional queer lens. With curatorial and coordination experience, he has collaborated with multiple local council initiatives and has a strong drive to make the arts accessible and open for all.