Philip Samartzis

Philip Samartzis is a sound artist and curator with a specific interest in the social and environmental conditions informing remote wilderness regions and their communities. His art practice is based on deep fieldwork where he deploys complex sound recording technology to capture natural, anthropogenic and geophysical forces. Philip is a three-time recipient of the Australian Antarctic Territory Fellowship which he is using the map the eco acoustic characteristics of Eastern Antarctica. Philip is an Associate Professor within RMIT School of Art, and the artistic director of the Bogong Centre for Sound Culture.