MATTHEW SWARTS A house with tall trees in front is shown with a green-tinted, eerie, and ghostly overlay, creating a surreal and haunting effect. Bare branches and overlapping structures reflect a CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY style, heightening the unsettling atmosphere.

MATTHEW SWARTS + BRANCHES BOOK PROJECT (2023)

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BRANCHES (Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, 2021-2023). Inquiries with trees.   When the woodcutter enters the forest the trees all murmur the handle of the axe is one of us. — Aesop   I live in Somerville, Massachusetts, one of the most densely populated urban areas in New England. Most days during the pandemic I have calmed…

MATTHEW SWARTS A standing book with a grid-patterned cover and an abstract, colorful portrait of a person on an orange background. The book is slightly open, revealing pages with striking VISUAL designs in a CONTEMPORARY style inside.

Matthew Swarts + The Alternatives (2017) Book Project (IN PROGRESS!)

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Super excited to share some preliminary images from my new book project, The Alternatives (2017). Special thanks to Katherine Oktober Matthews of GUP Magazine (The Netherlands), who nominated this project for consideration for MACK’s First Book Award in London, UK! The Alternatives (2017), Hardcover Dummy (In Progress!)