LOOKING OUT (working title) - EDEN RESIDENCY

Building on the trade-based economy present at Eden Studios, I’ve decided to bring three of my topiary trees to plant on the property. I’m excited to survey the land, listen to it, look at it, feel and live it before placing the plants. I want to share my experience working with these trees, the knowledge to care for them and the pruning techniques with the host. I’ll spend time in the studio working on a series of 28 wooden spoons that I’m producing for a future event known as SOUP, where a diverse audience will be brought together to activate a space and create engaging conversation.  

BIO

Matthew Robertson (b.1980) is a visual artist and horticulturist who lives and works between Vancouver and Chilliwack, BC. Wood has been a central medium, producing installations, inanimate objects, furniture and structures. Since 2012, Robertson’s practice has been rooted in geometric topiary tree production on farmland, fabricating a palette of living shapes. The artist is interested in juxtaposing these forms into landscape environments to distract from the everyday. Themes of time & patience, craft, DIY culture echo through his work and satisfy his need to create.