Matt Goerzen
This summer, Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal is pleased to welcome Matt Goerzen in residence. The Canadian artist will be in creative work (May 24 - July 28, 2016) as part of the group exhibition I feel we think bad presented from July 29 to Dec 23, 2016 at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal.
Matt Goerzen focuses his research on sock-puppets, a term used on the web to describe social media profiles that are created by governments or corporations to manipulate information. A fascinating topic to explore, he presents it in a literal way, using real sock puppets, which sometimes represent public figures. For his installation, he has created a series of puppet theaters, each based on a virtual or real environment. Through his paintings, he attempts to reflect the way information is shaped in these virtual environments, often in an artistic or theatrical way.
