Artist Profile
Sam Hopkins
Sam Hopkins is a Western Australian sculptor whose work explores the balance between human behaviour and nature through innovative material manipulation. Growing up in the Perth Hills, his deep connection to the natural world sparked a lasting fascination with material and form. His sculptures are held in public and private collections across Australia, including Brookfield Properties Perth, the City of Melville, and the Minderoo Foundation. Hopkins has received several accolades, including the Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship at Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe (2020) and selection for the Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Artists Mentor Program (2023).
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Sam Hopkins – Beyond the surface
Beyond the surface explores hidden networks connecting and communicating beneath the surface, drawing inspiration from internal systems in living beings—nervous systems, mycorrhizal networks, and vascular structures. These vital, invisible systems prompt questions about whether objects, too, possess unseen communication networks. This sculpture challenges boundaries between the visible and invisible, the living and inanimate, inviting viewers to consider what lies beyond the surface and the mysteries concealed within.
