Each piece is named after a particular verse of Neruda. Items utilized in each object's design retain their own integrity while showcasing their relationship to each other and to we who contemplate and use them. Matthews extracts multiple meanings and history from the objects he creates and those he appends. His love of the object and his search for its relation to us is apparent in all that he shows us. His discovery of Neruda's similar vision elevates his work to truly poetic and aesthetic appreciation of the philosophy of form and function.
War is wide like the light-starved jungle.
Peace begins in a single chair.