Artworks

Matt Ager

Ager's work combines craftmanship with a hybrid tension between lo-fi and hi-fi bought or found materials, which he explores to find their unique identities. Starting with discovered scraps and discarded industrial materials from skips or workshops, the artist pays attention intuitively to the qualities of each found piece to transform it, using traditional carpentry tools. He embraces the idea of the ready-made through sophisticated fabrication that addresses facsimile and mimicry, to create a narrative that embodies a social dialogue.