Sam Harding x Portfolio
sam.v.harding@gmail.com
Issue 2, 2022:
x ELYSIUM: Profile of the multidisciplinary artist Damsel Elysium
x XYBER: Profile of the AI Fashion label XYBER.
x Something New to the Table: Profile of the minimalist designer Nora Petersen
Issue 3, 2023:
x Beware of the Dogs: Profile of South African rap group 12 Dogs.
x Vampire Reflections: Interview with digital artist Isaac Sullivan.
x Incognito Mode: Profile of French Mangum photographer Antoine D’Agata.
x Grey Matter: Interview with creative director Katharina Korbjuhn.
x Black Box: Essay on art history, technical images and the films of Christopher Nolan.
x End of the Road: Interview with author and technologist Jonathan Ledgard.
Issue 004, 2024:
x Re_Coil: Profile of the sculptor Nicola Turner.
x Frost Children vs Frost Children: Co-wrote a profile of NYC pop duo Frost Children.
x Invisible Ink: Interview with post-digital writer Olivia Kan-Sperling.
x Dislocate Metal: Interview with Ukranian death-metal band White Ward.
x COVERAGE: Report on Stringent Manners, GR10K’s SS/25 Show at Milan Fashion Week.
TWIST Online, 2025:
x Fireflies: Profile of the new 12 Dogs album.
Production/Direction:
x Issue 004 Launch Exhibition, Dragon Smoke Studios, London. Directed and produced this event, coordinating its sonic and physical performances, set design, tech, promotion and all logistics.
x Jolene’s New Clothes: Procuced this editorial shoot with artists Hongxi Li and Marina Aleksashina, for Issue 004. Developed original concept and connected it to collaborators.
x To Pass Through Fog: Co-wrote and produced a narrative editorial with fashion label GR10K.
Curation:
x Issue 2 Launch, Reference Point 180, London, January 2023. Featuring readings, screenings, DJ sets and a live performance by DAMSEL ELYSIUM.
x Issue 3 Launch, Reference Point 180, London, October 2023. Featuring readings, talks, DJ sets and a live performance by ECHO HOLDINGS, entitled Angelus Novus.
x Issue 004 Milan Launch, Section80Bar, Milan, January 2025. Featuring designed displays and a DJ set by B O P
x Issue 004 Launch x Open Secret, The Ice Factory, Cape Town, January 2025. Splicing the issue launch with an installation of Internet Cinema films, along with a performance by ECHO HOLDINGS.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
Flash Art Volumes, Issue 001:
x Manufactured Innocence: Interviewed students from Sci-Arc for this cover feature.
Prologue Magazine, The End:
x final_image_teller: An essay on magazines, PDFs, Hito Steyerl and the photography of Jeurgen Teller.
AWARDS:
x World Around Young Climate Prize 2023 Inaugural Cohort. Recieved a mentorship from Susan Sellers, co-founder of 2 x 4. Participated in the Late Shift Programme at New York’s Guggenheim Museum.
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