Regional Language
Two experiences recently sort of expanded my mind a little in regards to how I think about what my influences are in terms of art making. The first was when...
The playful insanity of art
Something I often think about when I'm out making art is what on earth some random hiker or traveller would make of what I'm doing. This picture is from a...
Studio Update: March
Hello everyone, I've been wanting to try a studio update once a month for a while now, but I kept forgetting. For a while I thought it'd be fun to do it as a...
Perfect practice
When I was in school I was really into music. Mainly listening though I went through times where I played a lot too. When I first started playing guitar I...
Take Away
I think that we, generally, know a lot more than we realise. Often little nuggets of wisdom are buried deep, things we know but aren't conscious of. One...
The right kind of busy
As I was walking to the supermarket yesterday I started wondering to myself 'Matt, why do you enjoy things that are slightly inconvenient?'. The supermarket...
The value of play
I think I've previously written that one of my less well known time sinks is playing video games. A lot of people at age 33 have grown out of video games and...
Little Bets
So I have a confession to make: I often enjoy some business-adjacent self-help-light content. There's a ton of crap in this area, but there's also some very...
Two weeks, Ten things
Recently, I spent two weeks in hospital. It was not planned or expected at all. One day I developed a screaming headache that wouldn't go away, no drugs or...
No shortcuts, but lots of deviations
When I made my second zine I included a little bit of text. The zine was a collection of photographs from Kosciusko National Park, a place I really enjoyed...
Summer is for rest
Something I've come to accept over the last 3-4 years is that summer is, for me, a time of rest. Previously, summer was about adventure. For most of my adult...
Looking Forward
During COVID I learned how much of my life is motivated by what's 3-6 months ahead of me. Melbourne's long lockdowns (one of the world's longest at 277 days)...
Hot/Cold
Currently it seems many places are having some extreme weather. Actually, something my girlfriend mentioned earlier this year as that Australia appears to be...
Exposure
One of the things I tried in 2022 was to start an art project about the Ocean. The Ocean is a really fascinating thing. In a lot of ways, water defines Earth...
Autonomy is magic
I'm sure I'm not the only one who, from time to time, finds themselves doing some life or values questionnaire. Sometimes these come mandated from my job (as...
Rick Owens
No one has ever accused me of being fashionable, for very good reason. I think my Mum and girlfriend have a secret chat where they share photos of me in...
The 24 Hour Milo
Milo is a type of chocolate powder that you can add to milk/water to make a hot chocolate. It’s malted and has a very particular flavour. It’s popular here...
Keep on keeping on
So, I was supposed to be sharing that I'd been out bush and made lots of photos and wow what a great time. But, due to the floods, I was unable to head out...
Publishing as business
Hello everyone, I'm in the bush this week and I hope I'm happily snapping photos while you read this. If you're new here, welcome! I've been prompted by a...
Nice images and moral imperatives
So - I did not get out to the bush the last week. For those not in Australia, we've had record breaking rainfall and huge floods. While the area I was...