Matt Lewis

Masters | MFA

My photographic work is generated by the act of walking in the city, and the instinctive relationship I build with the landscape forms the basis of both the images I create and their style of presentation. My photographs typically seek to portray the mood and character of neglected urban spaces, and I exhibit them in a dynamic yet ambiguous manner which allows the viewer to react instinctively to, and make connections between, the individual images which constitute the greater body of work. As a reference to the photograph’s current status as an icon which can be limitlessly created, and is so often presented juxtaposed with other images, the display montage can be split apart and re-configured in different compositions. For example, a smaller cluster of images, or even single works, can be shown. This potential adaptability is essential as the work has no final template and can be re-imagined for different exhibition environments and themes. This sense of the images existing in an unfixed, ever malleable form is a key element in my practice, and is an extension of the initial, instinctive relationship that I build with the landscape.

Other Exhibitors:

Chih-Ning Chang

Chih-Ning Chang

"My art practice is exploring the expression of mental because for me the process of creating an art works is such as a journey for therapy myself also a process of gradual, to reveal my real self gradually during every stage of my painting progress. Each time when...

Jason Rouse

Jason Rouse

"I am a multi-disciplinary artist creating work exploring conflict, community, immigration and simulation through the skewed view of contemporary internet culture. My work can take the form of computer games, sound, video, paintings and digital objects. For this...

Nigel Ash

Nigel Ash

The installation shows the object from Nigel Ash's Excavation mounted for display to the general public. The extent of the object that can be seen projecting above the base measures 40 cm x 40 cm x 112 cm. The site of the original Excavation was behind CSAD opposite...

Sam Kitcher

Sam Kitcher

"My work originally started as a method to raise awareness about the challenges that people with autism face. The artwork was always representational and initially took the form of static creations, such as sculptures. This did not convey the full meaning of my work...

Kim Colebrook

Kim Colebrook

"We see, we read – but do we question, or do we take the traditional, obvious interpretation unchallenged? Can we be encouraged to seek alternate meanings, inspired to look beyond the narrow line that often divides, to find a new way of looking? A hole is both the...

Ross Anthony Andrews

Ross Anthony Andrews

"‘Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together’ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. 1959   This fundamental link between ceramics and architecture offers the medium expansive possibilities. My designs offer such a blue-print process that can be modified to...