Nexus Tv

June 2009 - NEXUSselects is a juried competition for seniors graduating from the many art colleges and universities in Philadelphia and the surrounding region. The juried exhibition seeks out the best and most compelling young artists and at the same time illuminates the trends and styles emanating from our region’s art schools. Matthew combines contemporary studio practice with traditional photography technique to address issues of power, history, segregation, ideology, economics and the human condition in the 21st century post-industrial world. Though mankind continues to manipulate the landscape around him and develop the tools he uses and the languages he speaks, Matthew believes no progress has been made since the first semblance of human civilization. Territorial behavior permeates human society. The resources of survival are as rationed as resources of luxury such as technology, education, equality, and self-awareness, all of which are dispensed amongst glorified tribes. These tribes have been grouped into abstract constructs such as nationality, religion, ideology, race, and class. It is beneath these superficial masks that Matthew explores, looking for the true engine that drives human society.