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028: Samantha Hanicar
Subsurface | 2024
$9,800
| Weight | 200 kg |
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| Dimensions | 60 cm × 40 cm × 40 cm |
| Filter Medium | Steel |
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| Edition Type | Unique |
| Catalogue number | 028 |
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Subsurface draws from the visual language of core samples and buried infrastructure. Cast in concrete with rusted steel embedded through its form, the sculpture references an architectural biopsy ? a fragment extracted from beneath the surface. The cylindrical body appears weathered and partially eroded, revealing material layers and construction logic. The steel arc suggests a structure in tension: held, pinned, or cut. This work reflects my ongoing interest in how architecture and material collect memory.
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Subsurface | 2024 Sculptor Bio
Samantha Hanicar
I am an Australian-Croatian sculptor working primarily with cast concrete. After 14 years as a gallery assistant, I recently stepped away to focus on my own sculptural practice, which I began quietly in 2022.
My work investigates how architecture and material hold memory, drawing on fragments such as slabs, core samples, and foundations.
Influenced by brutalist architecture and post-war infrastructure, I create cast forms that suggest excavation, buried systems, and the slow erosion of built environments — objects that sit between construction and collapse, surface and depth.
Exhibitions and Prizes
2025 – Finalist, Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize
2023 – Finalist, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
2023 – Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
2023 – Finalist, Muswellbrook Art Prize
2023 – Solo Exhibition, Lost Bear Gallery, Katoomba
2023 – Finalist, Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize
2022–23 – Duo Exhibition, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
2022 – Finalist, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
2022 – Finalist, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Collections
Private collections in Australia and the United Kingdom
