Matt Darbyshire (B. 1977)

'I'm wary of consumerism - particularly the agendas of those who abuse it; sometimes the aspirations of those who are slave to it; always its effects socially; and of course the repercussions environmentally. But who isn't? I don't set out to make work that is 'anti-consumerist'. I make work in response to that which surrounds me -- that which most interests me and that which I am drawn to.'
(M. Darbyshire, 'Interview with Matthew Darbyshire', in ArtSlant, June 2012, https://www.artslant.com/ny/artists/rackroom/81231 [accessed 3rd September 2013]),