Marc Samper is a visual artist, experimental filmmaker, and photographer from Barcelona, currently based in Paris. Having earned a degree in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona and a master's in Cinema from Pompeu Fabra University, his primary focus of interest revolves around the ontology and phenomenology of images within the context of Global Mass Media, the emerging currents of speculative metaphysics, and an experimental study on mysticism and Technique. In recent years, he has received, through Space of Tapes, a grant from the Ministry of Culture of Cyprus for a project and residency in Nicosia, has been awarded and showcased at various experimental film festivals, and has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Urban Nation Berlin Museum. 

 

Education:

 

• Master's degree in Cinema Studies and Contemporary Audiovisual Culture, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), 2011-2013.

• Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, University of Barcelona (2008-2011).

• Postgraduate course in Public Heritage, Open University of Catalonia - University of the Balearic Islands (UOC - UIB), 2014.

• Master's degree in Humanistic Psychotherapy, Rogers Institute of Barcelona, 2014-2015.

• Specialization course in psychopathology and psychopharmacology. A view from humanism and existentialism, Roger Institute of Barcelona, 2015.

• Specialization course in Color Correction with Davinci Resolve, Barcelona Film School (ECIB), 2018.

• Course of editing techniques with Adobe Premiere, CIFO l'Hospitalet, 2018.

• Course of lighting techniques for Cinema, Video and TV, CIFO l'Hospitalet, 2018.

• Studies of Musical Language and Jazz, Taller de Músics de Barcelona, 2001-2005.

 

Exhibitions, Publications, Films, and Residencies 2020-2023 (marcsamper.com):

 

• One month residency in Nicosia and presentation of the audiovisual Performance Installation “The Cartographer and Her Chorus: A Dreamscape Monodrama”. December 17th and 18th, 2023, at ΓΚΑΡΑΖ-Garage Gallery Nicosia. 

• Grant by the Cyprus Ministry of Culture to the Project “The Cartographer and Her Chorus: A Dreamscape Monodrama”. An Audiovisual Performance Installation by Marc Samper, Maria Tsitroudi, Maria Constanti, and Dimitris Sandalis, produced by Space of Tapes. 

• Exhibition “Stories of Berlin” at the Museum URBAN NATION BERLIN. August-September 2023.

• "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer” Award Winner of the category “Best Performance” at the International Avant-Garde Film Festival 2023.

• Selection of the film "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer." at the International Avant-Garde Film Festival 2023. Screening at Quad Cinema New York. 

• "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer” Award Winner of the category “Best Experimental Film” at the Berlin Kiez Film Festival 2023. 2023.

• Selection and screening of the film "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer." at the Berlin Kiez Film Festival 2023.

• Selection and screening of the film "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer." at the Festival Cinemistica Granada 2023.

• Selection and screening of the film "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer." at the Festival Fotogenia Mexico 2023.

• Selection and screening of the film "Both Breath and Clay. Fragments of a Ritual Prayer." at the Experimental Film Fest 2023.

• Selection and screening of the film "If the eye were an animal, its soul would be the sight" at the Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival 2023.

• Honorable Mention to the film “Lost in Representation" at the Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival 2023. 

• Selection and screening of the film "If the eye were an animal, its soul would be the sight" at the Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival 2023. 

• Lecture on "Hyperimages: A Study on the Nomadic Image" at the conference "Nomadic Images 2022" organized by the University of Central Asia. https://ucentralasia.org/nomadic-image-2022-programme.

• Experimental Film Lab with Andrés Duque and screening of the audiovisual piece "Lost in Representation”. Centre D'Art Santa Monica de Barcelona. 

• FRESH A.I.R. six-month residency and grant at the URBAN NATION Berlin museum. 2020-21.

• Exhibition of the video installation "The hanging gardens or the virtuality of the Events. Haiku on screen". URBAN NATION BERLIN. 2021.

• Selection and screening of the film "If the eye were an animal, its soul would be the sight" at the Fisura Festival of Experimental Cinema of Mexico 2023.

• Selection and screening of the film "If the eye were an animal, its soul would be the sight" at the III ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL. 2021.

• Production and photography direction of the video "Evidències", for Joan Fontcuberta's exhibition "Evidències", organized by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Fundació Vila Casas. 2021-22.

• Nomination for the ONE SHOT AWARD organized by the gallery BBA Berlin (BBA photography prize 2021), for one of the photos from the series Mäusebunker. 2021.

• Group exhibition of photography at the Kühlhaus Berlin organized by the gallery BBA Berlin, as part of the exhibitions of the BBA photography prize 2021.

• Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand? 5 channel Installation recorded with Dorit Chrysler. URBAN NATION BERLIN. 2021.

• Co-editor of the videos and audiovisual material for research projects of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, MOVEP, and TESEO, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the European Union.

• Publication of the series of photographs - Art digital Mäusebunker in the book TRANSFORMATION, published by BERLIN EXPLORER. 2022.

• Screening of the film Marathonas organised by CULTURA FILM REVISTA. 2020. 

• Artist in Residence at Y Residence Athens with the project “Marathonas”. 2016.