Through the interplay of analog and digital puppetry, Glitch Under the Skin embodies the sensation of being caught between temporalities; a body haunted by places, constantly glitching between them.
The performance invites viewers into this fragmented landscape, where images, gestures, and technologies merge to evoke what it means to live in the in-between.
Niloufar Samadi is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and performer based in Vancouver, BC, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lo, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her practice encompasses film, visual arts, and performance, with a focus on multimedia installations and performances that explore themes of identity, memory, intimacy, and the body through a feminist and queer lens. She completed an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Simon Fraser University (2024) and a BFA in Theatre from Tehran University of Art (2019).
Her work often merges analog and digital media, challenging conventional forms of storytelling by blending personal, social, and political narratives. Drawing inspiration from experimental documentary traditions and feminist and queer theory, Niloufar's creative practice invites audiences to engage with the complexity of identity and the embodied experience. Her works have been presented in galleries and screenings internationally, and she continues to evolve her practice through collaboration and exploration in interdisciplinary contexts.