A visual archive of vivid recollection.
Carmen Mattear’s work lives at the intersection of vivid recollection and tender nostalgia, drawing from the remnants of the past, she celebrates the imprints of time, preserving the warmth of where people and moments once lived. Through high contrast and expressive mark-making, her work invites viewers to remember, to linger, and to feel the quiet humanity carried within what has been worn and left behind.
THROUGH A PRACTICE OF DECORATING SPACE AND TIME,
Mattear captures life as it moves through her and offers it back as a spark, a flame… a vivid trace.
THE ARTIST
Through high contrast and saturated palettes, Carmen Mattear invites viewers to see the world with the wonder of youth while holding the longing, humour and humanity of growing older. Her art calls people to remember; to feel the moments that have died but still live inside us, to honour the beauty in what’s worn, wild and evolving.
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