Matthew Harris

Questions of value, displacement, conservation, and restitution underpin Matthew Harris’s practice. Working with materials such as ochre (natural earth pigments), he produces forms that evoke Aboriginal sculptural artefacts circulating within institutional collections. The artist engages these histories critically, without claiming a singular or representative position. Through painting and sculpture, he combines minimal abstraction with references to art history and elements of kitsch, creating dissonances that destabilise established hierarchies of value and taste. Often infused with humour and an attention to material histories, his work places visibility and absence in tension, highlighting the complex dynamics of cultural memory.

With the support of the Australian Embassy in France
In collaboration with Fondation OPALE