Matt Stokes
° 1973
Born in Penzance (GB), lives in Gateshead (GB), works in Gateshead (GB).
Music-based subcultures have recurred as a subject in Matt Stokes’ works, looking at places and situations where people are brought together through self-organisation and the desire for an alternative life.
>Matt Stokes , Real Arcadia, 2003-2016.Installation, mdf and glass vitrines, original flyers, posters, audio cassette tapes, t-shirts, ..., Dimensions variable .
>Matt Stokes , MASS, 2009-2016.Installation, found and fabricated loudspeaker cabinets (ply, chipboard, vinyl covering, speaker drivers, paint, varnish, speaker cabinet components), 545 x 2,7 x 65 cm.
> Exhibition: Energy Flash – The Rave Movement. 17 June 2016 - 25 September 2016.