Matt Cavan (formerly Matt Durrant) is a photographer and mixed media artist. Matt completed an MA in Photography at Falmouth University in 2021.
Matt takes inspiration from literary sources, including fairytales and gothic novels to photograph locations which then evoke other-worldy scenes, shrouded in mystery.
Part of the reasoning behind this is that photography offers an outlet for Matt to escape when he struggles living with his mental health in the present and can feel truly free in the outward exploring of his imaginations.
Alongside photography, Matt uses a range of materials and techniques to create these parallel environments, where everything is not quite as it seems.
This sense of uneasiness is what propels Matt into using photography as therapy, as it helps to blur the lines between his subconscious and the outside world.
Education
2019 -
2021
MA Photography, Falmouth University
Exhibitions
Solo
2018
Camden Image Gallery, London
Group
2021
Realities Constructed, Four Corners Gallery
2020
Landings:2020, Falmouth University
2020
Autumn's Palette, Camden Image Gallery
2019
RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts
2018
Visible Light and Colour, Menier Gallery
2018
Symbiosis, Espacio Gallery