Miranda Matthews

I have considered myth and magic, extending into the uncanny factors present in the environment and momentary experiences. I look for the essential differences within the familiar: the double-takes which disrupt the routine.

2009-2010 - I am working on the 'Doubling Up' series. These drawings and watercolours are the size of the original photographs. They capture the experiences recorded in family photos from before the digital era. As they are not photorealistic they resonate with an alternative sense of Dasein - being there.

2008 - I worked with the concept of the tumbleweed, making abstract wire sculptures which were tranported through dawn and twilight environments. I worked on the Drawn To series. These pencil drawings portray iconic objects, which are more than the sum of their existence. The Memory Texts are stencilled statements photographed through, to settings which recall momentary experiences.

2007 - The Urban Regeneration series is made from reclaimed polystyrene, plastics and enamel paint. The curved surfaces are a canvas in meta-dimensions. Included in this series are aerial sculptural forms made from joined ellipses, that traverse space and matter as I imagine the tiny electronic particles called neutrinos would.

In 2006 I engaged with natural forces, such as electric storms and stellar formations. I reflected upon humans' partial explanations of the actions of such phenomena. I also focused on microscopic struggles, portrayed as small fighters scuffling.