R.M. Sánchez-Camus

R.M. Sánchez-Camus (also credited as Roberto Marcelo Sánchez-Camus) is a British–American artist and researcher working in social practice and participatory art. His work has been presented by institutions including the Horniman Museum and Gardens, the Museum of London, and Artangel.

Career

Sánchez-Camus co-founded the Social Art Network, an artist-led network for social practice artists in the United Kingdom, and co-convened the Social Art Summit in 2018.

Axis identified Sánchez-Camus as lead artist on the Social Art for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (SAFEDI) initiative, an AHRC-supported project developed with Manchester Metropolitan University and Social Art Network.

Selected works

• From Birth till Death: Scrolled Life Stories (Horniman Museum and Gardens, 2020–2021). The exhibition was shortlisted for the Museums + Heritage Awards Exhibition of the Year (UK) in 2021.

• Inner Rooms, Inner Minds (Museum of London, 2021).

• At the Crossroads with Vincent (Artangel, 2014). The work was featured on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Review.

• The Trial of the Mariner (Hoxton Hall, 2011). The production received reviews from Time Out and Londonist.

Independent documentation

Sánchez-Camus has also been documented by independent arts-sector platforms. The Social Art Library describes him as a contributor and lists commissions with organisations including Artangel, People United, and Freedom Festival. Axis's Social Works? Open initiative includes contributions by Sánchez-Camus in the context of social practice art publishing.

Publications

Sánchez-Camus's published work includes writing in Health Care Analysis, Journal of Applied Arts & Health, Journal of Arts and Communities, and Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy.