Who am I?

From a young age I discovered the act of making things — whether that’d be hand-drawn books of interesting street lights and buildings, to making slot machines out of recycled cardboard boxes, to holding my own discos with close family where I would design the programmes, popcorn bags, tickets - and choreograph the lights, music and smoke machine. I got eventually got tired of working in a single discipline and prefer to flex my creative wings; this is something I’ve carried through to my adult years.

As I got older, my attention turned to the world of computers and technology. In my early teenage years, I ran a decently-sized news and media website centred around The Sims franchise, as well as make lots of machinima movies using The Sims 2. In my mid-teen years I discovered the world of photography and took an interest in capturing nature and landscape photos in particular, then editing these photos in a variety of subtle and major ways.

In 2018 I was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that up-ended mostly everything I thought I knew about life. Despite it being an turbulent time I found that focussing on my creative voice and keeping forward momentum – alongside support from close family - has helped me to remain centred on what matters most.

This work is my heart and soul. I hope you enjoy looking through it.

-Matthew