Matthew Biederman

United States of America

Matthew Biederman is an American artist based in Montreal, Canada. His practice is at the intersection of art, technology, media, radio and audiovisual performance. Since the mid-1990s, he has explored the themes of perception, media saturation and data systems from a multitude of perspectives. He believes in the idea of a craftsman artist, a provocative artist and the necessity to represent the sublime in order to arouse emotion and the feeling of beauty among the spectator. He also proposes new ways of conceiving and understanding the world. According to him, this goes through the exchange and crossing of different arts. He considers the artist to be an inventor in so far as he serves as a beacon to illuminate possibilities, potentials and ways of discovering the world.


In 2007, he co-founded the Arctic Perspective Initiative with Marko Peljhan, an international not-for-profit group of individuals and organizations which goal is to promote the construction of creative open infrastructure, communication and dissemination for the circumpolar region. Matthew’s works have already been exhibited around the world, from the United States to South America to Europe and Asia.


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Phytomorphic Topographies is a work which investigates fragile ecosystems of the Latvian wilderness through three-dimensional visual representations and near-field audio recordings. Gathered from forests, bogs and nature reserves, and guided by botanist Liga Pentjusa (University of Riga), the artists performed botanical surveys using photogrammetry and field recording as a means to document these protected environments. By engaging with these places on multiple audio / video scales in order to provide an alternative perspective of human and non-human relationships and interconnectedness.

Through a custom designed audio-visual instrument, we are able to traverse both the sonic and visual landscape in real-time to create a third space which serves as a metaphor for a systemic shift in our relationship to the environment - rather than impose a composition, the landscape itself becomes the instrument.

Phytomorphic Topologies focuses on natural environments by exploring their capacity as a compositional tool in order to foster novel views and reflections rather than simple representations. The artist and researchers both share a concern for our earth’s future, and desire to create a work that brings attention and consideration to both the visible and often overlooked life structures around us.

technique

photogrammetry

format

landscape

duration

05:57

year

2025

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