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Press Release for the Exhibition “Interiors” – Matt Welch at the Kunstverein Siegen
Is the city a diseased organism or an open living space? Matt Welch’s work focuses on the urban environment and its impact on people. He poses critical questions about Siegen’s social space, for example through a video filmed in the old Karstadt building. Through his art, Welch filters sociological reflections in a critical light, highlighting the dangers of a consumer-driven, one-dimensional exploitation of urban spaces.
Born in Liverpool in 1988, Matt Welch works at the intersection of installation, sculpture, video, drawing and sound. His immersive works explore the relationship between physicality and infrastructure, drawing parallels between biological processes such as breathing, digestion and excretion, and urban systems such as transport and information. This exploration is also evident in his sculptures Theatre 1 and Theatre 2. These forms evoke architectural...More
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Press Release for the Exhibition “Interiors” – Matt Welch at the Kunstverein Siegen
Is the city a diseased organism or an open living space? Matt Welch’s work focuses on the urban environment and its impact on people. He poses critical questions about Siegen’s social space, for example through a video filmed in the old Karstadt building. Through his art, Welch filters sociological reflections in a critical light, highlighting the dangers of a consumer-driven, one-dimensional exploitation of urban spaces.
Born in Liverpool in 1988, Matt Welch works at the intersection of installation, sculpture, video, drawing and sound. His immersive works explore the relationship between physicality and infrastructure, drawing parallels between biological processes such as breathing, digestion and excretion, and urban systems such as transport and information. This exploration is also evident in his sculptures Theatre 1 and Theatre 2. These forms evoke architectural...More
