Artsbox Residency

During November - December 2021 I had a residency at the Footscray Library Artsbox space.

As part of this residency project, I photographed patrons of the Library, residents and community members who came by the Library and the Artsbox, and decorated their printed photos with brightly coloured paint in order to create Warhol-esque icons of the everyday neighborhood residents.

“Matto Lucas is a local WeFo-based artist, photographer, designer, lecturer, curator, arts facilitator, producer and podcaster. During this residency, Lucas will attempt to combine his arts practice, photography and love of Footscray to create a series of portraits that celebrate the various faces of the municipality. By turning the Artsbox into an impromptu photo studio, residents are invited to drop in to sit for a portrait and contribute to this multi-media portrait series.”

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