The Occasional Journal

The Dendromaniac

March 2015

Wildness in the Garden of Empire

Shaun Matthews
Shaun Matthews Untitled 01. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 01. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 02. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 02. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 03. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 03. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 04. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 04. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 05. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 05. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 06. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

Shaun Matthews Untitled 06. Photograph, 74x54cm, 2013. ©Shaun Matthews

About the author

Shaun Matthews is a Wellington-based photographic artist whose work has engaged with New Zealand’s native forests since he moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2002. Shaun completed a Bachelor of Design in Photography (1st class Hons) at Massey University in 2013. His first solo exhibition Lest We Go Ashore was at Toi Poneke in August 2014, since 2009 he has participated in various group exhibitions in Wellington at Toi Poneke, The Engine Room, Photospace and Blackmore Jean Gallery.