For the first time ever I will be showing new video work in FOUND DRAWING with Luis Arnias, Joshua Hart, and Jeff Stratford at the Brant Gallery of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Foundation Department, up from September 28 until October 15, 2026. Special thanks to Helen Miller for believing in my work…
THE ALTERNATIVES I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the PhotoAnthology Foundation’s work and website. Many kind thanks to Valery Poshtarov for making this encyclopedia article possible. https://photoanthology.org/…/the-alternatives-matthew…The Alternatives, begun in 2014 by American photographer Matthew Swarts, transforms intimate photographs of a new partner into layered digital composites examining perception, intimacy, and screen…
Delighted and very grateful my project BRANCHES is featured on artmusexpress.com Matthew Swarts, a visionary in the realm of photography and digital imaging, has an intriguing approach to his art. “I use computers to question some of the things I make with cameras,” he states, challenging traditional notions of photography. Swarts believes in photography’s power…
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…
I feel very fortunate to have my work published in the Institute of Network Culture’s PRTSCN: THE LAZY ART OF SCREENSHOT (2022) INC Zine #4 PRTSCN: THE LAZY ART OF SCREENSHOT Edited by Dunja Nešović The zine PrtScn: The Lazy Art of Screenshot gathered more than 30 authors in an aim to collectively explore the…
I have been reworking images from the BETH series. All new images are scalable without a loss in resolution to 40 inches in width. Have a look: http://matthewswarts.com/projects/beth/