He described his office literally as a 'shed' at the bottom of the garden, his 'electronic cottage'. The office simply consists of his mac and him, and then anyone else that is working with him at the time. The idea behind Universal Everything was to creative a 'collective' consisting of a diverse range of people with different skills. Matt explained it as a process that initially started with a strong idea. he would then find the people that could help him turn the 'idea' into a reality. By working with the relevant people the idea then turns into a final concept and 'product' for the client.
Matt chooses the people he works with depending on what he visualises for the idea, he then uses contacts he already has or simply gets in touch with people via the internet or even blogs. I think this is a really exciting way of working as not only does it mean the work is going to be constantly changing and developing as new people get involved, it also means his contact base is ever growing which will strengthen the final outcomes.
The work itself was mainly digital based. It included a lot of installation work, and particularly interesting was the interactive pieces. Matt and his team work on computer programs that are reactive to sounds or movement, creating constantly changing work dependent on the environment.
Matt also talked about his inspirations in work, what they were and where they came from. The everyone forever site is huge source of inspiration that ranges from new technologies to photography, music and even nature.
Universal Everything have worked with huge clients such as Nokia, V&A museum and were also involved in designing the logo for London Olympics 2012.
Installation for the V&A Museum, London.
Nokia 'Beautiful Connections' Art film.
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