Art in Manufacturing: Sam Belinfante

Sam Belinfante is an artist living and working in London. Along with filmmaking and photographic work, his practice incorporates curating, sound and performance. 

As part of Art in Manufacturing, Sam Belinfante will be in residency with Panaz, a manufacturer recognised as an industry leader, constantly designing and innovating sustainable, flame-retardant fabrics for the contract interiors market.

During the residency, Belinfante’s focus has been the investigation of Moire patterns and optical effects induced through the movements of sheer fabrics – textiles have the capacity to conjure illusion and narrative; to speak through and from within the warp and weft.

Through these playful experiments at Panaz, the artist is reminded of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the famous play-within-a-play – a continuation of Belinfante’s research work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. In Blackburn, the role of Shakespeare’s Mechanicals will feature again as he aims to open up spaces in the building’s story to create a striking physical environment and performative experience at the Cotton Exchange.