Matthew Angelo Harrison

Matthew Angelo Harrison investigates analog and digital technologies to make connections between labor, technology, the legacies of colonialism and capitalism, and African and African American culture. Harrison’s sculptures often include found objects, including traditional African figurines from the Bambara, Dogon, Makonde, and Senufo tribes, embedded into resin that has been imprinted with shapes evocative of machines and assembly lines. Harrison’s vitrine-like sculptures are created from a CNC machine the artist built himself. The sleek surfaces of the sculptures create a dialogue with museum display, the assembly line, industrial design, and minimalism.