Residency Dates
10 November – 6 December 2025
Artist Images















Testimonial
"Staying at Xenia for one month gave me the opportunity to work intensely on my painting. It was a peaceful time, where the rhythms of nature and its calmness allowed me to truly concentrate.
It is such a beautiful place—walking through the fields, looking for mushrooms, and being surrounded by animals and nature. Witnessing the autumn season unfold here was a true privilege.
Thank you, Bianca, and everyone working at Xenia!"
Bio
Born
1994,
Paris, France
About
Samuel studied graphic design at the London College of Communication.
He is currently doing a master's degree in painting at La Cambre in Brussels, Belgium. Samuel's work revolves around memory, everyday life, and the photographic moment, in an attempt to capture the ephemeral and preserve its trace. Far from a simple reproduction of reality, his practice focuses on reinterpreting memory and transforming it through painting. He draws from archival images, films, or his own photographs to fuel his creative process. This approach leads him to question how a frozen moment can be transposed into a new pictorial narrative.
Please visit Samuel's website for more information about his art here: www.samuelbloch.com
Residency Dates
10 November – 6 December 2025
Artist Images















Residency images
Testimonial
"Staying at Xenia for one month gave me the opportunity to work intensely on my painting. It was a peaceful time, where the rhythms of nature and its calmness allowed me to truly concentrate.
It is such a beautiful place—walking through the fields, looking for mushrooms, and being surrounded by animals and nature. Witnessing the autumn season unfold here was a true privilege.
Thank you, Bianca, and everyone working at Xenia!"
Born
1994,
Paris, France
About
Samuel studied graphic design at the London College of Communication.
He is currently doing a master's degree in painting at La Cambre in Brussels, Belgium. Samuel's work revolves around memory, everyday life, and the photographic moment, in an attempt to capture the ephemeral and preserve its trace. Far from a simple reproduction of reality, his practice focuses on reinterpreting memory and transforming it through painting. He draws from archival images, films, or his own photographs to fuel his creative process. This approach leads him to question how a frozen moment can be transposed into a new pictorial narrative.
Please visit Samuel's website for more information about his art here: www.samuelbloch.com
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