Sam Ashby
Sam Ashby is a British artist and graphic designer. He graduated with a BA (Hons) in History of Art, Sheffield Hallam University, and went on to work as a film poster designer, creating awardwinning artwork for independent and arthouse films for the UK and international markets. Since 2010 he has collaborated with writers, academics and artists on his publication Little Joe, ‘a magazine about queers and cinema, mostly.’ Sam’s first film, The Colour of His Hair, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2017 and won the Best Documentary prize at the London Short Film Festival 2018. He is a recipient of the Van Abbemuseum’s Deviant Practice 2018 research grant.
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A tintype/ferrotype from late-1800s, anonymous. Courtesy of the IHLIA LGBT Heritage Archives, Amsterdam.
SAM ASHBY
CRUISING THE PAST: EXPLORING THE ARCHIVE AS A SITE OF LONGING AND DESIRE
