An Inspired Chat with SAMANTA Malavasi of Italy

We recently had the chance to connect with SAMANTA Malavasi and have shared our conversation below.

SAMANTA, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
When I am immersed in the act of layering — pressing paint, ink, or pigment onto a surface — I completely lose track of time. The repetitive yet delicate rhythm of imprinting becomes a form of meditation, a dialogue between my breath, the material, and what cannot be seen. In those moments, the world dissolves; only gesture and silence remain. I find myself again when the traces begin to emerge — fragile, imperfect, alive. They remind me that every mark is a connection, every surface a witness of coexistence. It is in this quiet conversation between matter and memory that I return to who I am.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Samanta Malavasi, an Italian visual artist based between Modena and Berlin. My practice centers on the idea of connection and shared humanity, expressed through a visual language of layers, imprints, and monochromes. Each of my works emerges from a dialogue between gesture and material — plexiglass, paper, canvas, wood, fabric or PVC become surfaces upon which I imprint traces, signs, and collective memories. My artistic philosophy is rooted in listening and relationships — between people, cultures, and places — and in the belief that every mark is a presence, a fragment of a common language that unites rather than divides. Through art residencies across different countries, I weave together experiences, materials, and symbols from diverse cultures, creating visual bridges between East and West. I am currently developing new projects that explore the themes of coexistence and dialogue between nature, time, and community.

Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
I was silence and breath.

A child collecting fragments — torn paper, dust, light.

I didn’t know of borders or names.

I only knew the rhythm of things dissolving and reforming.

I was closer to the wind than to words.

Before they called me woman, artist, strong, I was simply a movement —

a pulse between matter and emptiness.

Now, I return there,

each time I paint.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me to listen — not to words, but to pauses.

It stripped away the noise until only essence remained.

It taught me the beauty of what breaks,

and how fragility can hold more truth than perfection.

Through pain, I learned that creation is not about control,

but about surrender —

a quiet dialogue between loss and light.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
“How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?”
It reflects what lies at the core of my practice — the belief that every layer, every material, holds its own voice, yet becomes part of a larger whole. Through the process of layering, individuality transforms into community. In the monochrome, color no longer divides; it unites. What remains are traces — silent witnesses of time and coexistence, where every difference finds its place within a shared rhythm.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope people will say that I built bridges — between cultures, between paper and pigment, between silence and meaning. That through fragile layers of torn rice paper and traces of ink, I tried to reveal what connects us beyond language: a quiet pulse, a rhythm that belongs to both nature and time. My work was never about perfection, but about presence — the breath between two worlds. If people can feel a stillness, a sense of belonging in that space, then I will have left something true behind.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.samantamalavasi.it/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samantamalavasi/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanta-malavasi-70584359/?originalSubdomain=de
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malavasi.samanta/

Image Credits
Image Credits: Samanta Malavasi