The World of Sama by Max Dana

Max Dana

The artist and writer who created the World of Sama. Her work moves between painting, drawing, photography, digital art and writing, and keeps coming back to the Sama, the benevolent beings from another dimension at the heart of her universe. On maxdana.com, her Chronicles, poems and artifacts sit alongside the works themselves. Beyond art, she founded the MagkaSama Project for human rights. Max Dana does not appear in public: her work speaks for her.

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The Sama Gazette

The daily voice of the World of Sama, written by the Sama Team. It shares the latest Sama news first, then covers cinema, music, art, science and the state of the world. Founded in 2007, online since 2009.

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The explorer

Max Von Sama

A steampunk explorer who travels the Many Worlds aboard the photon-fueled Sama Airship, with MetaSama and da-eYe Jr., and tells the story of each journey along the way. Last known position: somewhere between Mars and the Moon.

maxvonsama.com →

Human rights

The MagkaSama Project

An independent initiative for human rights and freedom of expression, founded by Max Dana in 2003, with a focus on Sudan, the DRC, Haiti and Tunisia.

magkasamaproject.com →

The campaign

Sama For Human Rights

The campaign born from the “60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary” artwork: Human Rights Week every December, and simple ways to act the rest of the year.

samaforhumanrights.com →

The observing eye

da-eYe

The graffiti icon of the World of Sama. From the mid-1980s, Max Dana left it on the walls of Paris beside the graffiti she loved, with a witty sense of humor and always the same message: “I was there, I've seen you and your work.” This year, da-eYe turns 40.

da-eye.com · 40 years, 1986–2026 →

The World of Sama

The Sama Fraternal Society

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