FANCY HORSE FILMS
Carlsten Art Gallery at UW-Stevens Point | September - October 2024
It is commonly accepted in film school that one must choose between a narrative or documentary pursuit. Samuel Karow never understood this single-minded thinking. In his formative years, Sam converted the family barn into a haunted house that gained considerable popularity. His approach to creating the attraction was to honor the factual structure while embellishing it with figments of imagination. Straddling factual subject matter and fanciful invention carried over into Sam’s filmmaking.
For this installation, Sam expands on these concepts in collage form — including relics and mementos from past projects. “I enjoy making props, costumes, and set pieces for my films — another passion I picked up during the haunted barn days.”
About the Artist:
Samuel Karow is a Midwest-based video artist and filmmaker whose work merges personal narrative with analog technology to explore memory and perception. His films have screened at over 50 festivals, and his installation work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including the Wisconsin Artists Biennial at MOWA.
