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Between Body and Object
The cultural anthropocene is surely the apotheosis of the self. The narcissism of our age risks eroding what it means to be human and part of a grander mission; we are being cruelly reminded of this of course in the current COVID era. As artists, a richer seam of exploration can arguably be found in…
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In Absentia
The artists of Material Matters regret that due to the COVID-19 crisis our scheduled exhibition of new work at Plas Bodfa 2020 has been postponed until later this year. Artists John Elcock, Simon Job and Angelo Madonna were selected for Unus Multurum with their group installation In Absentia which uses discrete interventions in sound and…
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Planning for Plas Bodfa 2020
Material Matters artists have been selected for the 2nd edition of a major multi-disciplinary show at Plas Bodfa, Wales from April 4-19 2020. We took a road trip to Anglesey this month to help plan our work. John Elcock, Angelo Madonna and Simon Job headed to the location outside of Beaumaris to meet artist and…