About
From the visible and invisible structures driving the climate emergency to the architecture that defines our daily lives and the values that shape our future, Matt Denham’s research-led practice explores shared experiences of our physical, virtual and psychological environments in a changing society.
His work emerges through open and exploratory engagement with communities, practitioners and contexts beyond the arts, developing video installation, photographic and digital works that reveal and connect global issues. These works often unfold in minimal, surreal environments created from domestic items, construction materials, textiles and living matter.
Against the uncertainties of shifting policy environments, habitat loss and climate change induced extreme weather, his recent work has engaged with regenerative farming practices, exploring the (uncertain) futures of farmed landscapes and the quiet activism of individuals invested in nature recovery with farmers, land managers, conservationists and volunteer groups.
Currently based in Newcastle upon Tyne, his work has been exhibited regionally and across the UK; including ICA, London; The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne and HOME, Manchester. Recent commissioned work includes Ecological Blueprints for Northern Heartlands, the North Pennines National Landscapes and the Yorkshire Dales National Park; Hot Contents for Creative Darlington and Martha [Alzheimer's Machine III] for Arts Council England, Everyday Wigan and Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
As a Producer for D6: Culture in Transit (UK) and D6:EU (Cyprus), he co-produces international collaboration programmes with exceptional artists and cross-sector partners exploring social and environmental justice.
His work emerges through open and exploratory engagement with communities, practitioners and contexts beyond the arts, developing video installation, photographic and digital works that reveal and connect global issues. These works often unfold in minimal, surreal environments created from domestic items, construction materials, textiles and living matter.
Against the uncertainties of shifting policy environments, habitat loss and climate change induced extreme weather, his recent work has engaged with regenerative farming practices, exploring the (uncertain) futures of farmed landscapes and the quiet activism of individuals invested in nature recovery with farmers, land managers, conservationists and volunteer groups.
Currently based in Newcastle upon Tyne, his work has been exhibited regionally and across the UK; including ICA, London; The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne and HOME, Manchester. Recent commissioned work includes Ecological Blueprints for Northern Heartlands, the North Pennines National Landscapes and the Yorkshire Dales National Park; Hot Contents for Creative Darlington and Martha [Alzheimer's Machine III] for Arts Council England, Everyday Wigan and Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
As a Producer for D6: Culture in Transit (UK) and D6:EU (Cyprus), he co-produces international collaboration programmes with exceptional artists and cross-sector partners exploring social and environmental justice.