Sam Joseph is a multidisciplinary designer and artist, specialising in visual and spatial narratives with an MA in Interior Design from the Royal College of Art and a graduate of Central Saint Martins in Fashion and Communication. Sam’s work critically explores the repurposing of spaces and imagery in response to social and environmental needs with a strong focus on gender-based violence. Her practice is rooted in over 20 years of experience including education, across multiple creative disciplines, drawing from film, photography, and the use of lighting to evoke emotional atmospheres. Sam’s work seeks to draw attention to societal issues which are often overlooked or hidden – challenging conventional perceptions through contribution for public discourse. By blending traditional methods with new technologies, Sam’s work creates visual and immersive experiences which encourage viewers to rethink their relationship with the world. Sam uses her challenges of neurodivergence and visual impairment as catalysts for creativity and inspiring meaningful change through her art and design practice.
Research areas, Domestic abuse and gender based violence, designing transitionary spaces. Early cinema; mineral extraction and illusionary truth.
Exhibition, Across and Over, HSBC, Canary Wharf, November - February 2024
Exhibited, Milan Design Week, project Why Did(n't) You Leave? Italy 2024
Shortlisted, Hyundai Awards for Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice 2023
Shortlisted, National Portrait Gallery, Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, 2024
Awarded, RCA School of Architecture Climate/Spatial Justice Prize, 2024
Featured Dezeen, Fifteen art and design projects across the Royal College of Art
