Matthew Shaw
melonshaw


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10/10
Land Escape
Everything Louder Than Everything Else
Made in California
Follow me to Paradise
Mechanic  

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Matthew W Shaw
b. 1994
Lives in Melbourne ~ Naarm ~ VIC
Works from around the
Studio located in Northcote
@melonshaw


My work explores the unique expressions of identity found in people, places, and the spaces they occupy. Photography is my way of connecting with people – I’m always open to new projects and collaborating to make a cool image. You can reach me at:

Group Exhibitions
2023 Gabriel's Horn Music Video Screening | Fantastic Film Festival at Lido Cinema, Melbourne
2022 The General Public | 99 Percent Gallery, Melbourne
2020 Everything Louder Than Everything Else | Big Dog's Deli, Melbourne
2019 WIP Lab 1st Birthday | XO Studios, Melbourne
2019 10/10 | Sucker Co. Gallery, Melbourne

Curated Exhibitions
2019 Big Blue House | Malvern, Melbourne

Printed Features
2023 Pretence Magazine Issue 4 | Pretence
2022 Random Access Zine Issue 4 | Mae Mackenzie
2021 PIX 006 & 007 | Spotz Studios
2020 The Journal of Grievances Vol. 3 | Antics Publications
2019 Hamburger Eyes No. 41 | Hamburger Eyes

Books
2017  Made in California | Self-Published


10/10
JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA | 2019
EXHIBITED WITH TOM HAVALA AT SUCKER CO. GALLERY

Growing up on the same street, moving away, and later becoming neighbors again, Tom Hvala and I unknowingly lived parallel lives long before we met. The foundation for 10/10 was set when we separately traveled to South Korea and and Japan, at the same time, unaware of each other’s objective – to photograph. A year after meeting and forming a friendship, we brought our work together, each presenting 10 photographs. Our images, like our paths, naturally aligned.


LAND ESCAPE
TASMANIA | 2021
During the pandemic, while Melbourne faced rolling lockdowns, Tasmania remained untouched by restrictions. Escaping to the island and seizing the opportunity to roam freely, a road trip unfolded. These works document the plethora of landscapes, quiet in the emptiness of human presence.

EVERYTHING LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE
MELBOURNE |  2020 EXHIBITED WITH SOPHIE DICKINSON & HARRIET DONEGUN AT BIG DOG’S DELI
Isolation in a geometric concrete maze. Individuals consumed by their surroundings. Set within Melbourne’s CBD, this series explores presence without identity, repitition in attire – a clean and crip white shirt is a must. A corporate canvas where form is reduced to shape and shadow.

MADE IN CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA | 2017
SELF PUBLISHED EDITION OF 50, A5
A quintessential road trip across California — an early exercise to document people and place. Utilising roadside stops and tourist hotspots as a platform to snap fortuitous moments, each soaked in the never-ending Californian sun. 

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