In Matt Malone's new works, on display at Lyttelton Art Gallery until 17 June, he is conveying something of the ethereal nature of memory, and the memory of past voyages. This exhibition - Comparative Journeys - also considers the parallels and differences of Polynesian and European migration.In Matt Malone's new works, on display at Lyttelton Art Gallery until 17 June, he is conveying something of the ethereal nature of memory, and the memory of past voyages. This exhibition - Comparative Journeys - also considers the parallels and differences of Polynesian and European migration.By incorporating the methods of recording, charting and written accounts of voyaging from both these cultures and his own family records, the format of many of these works has given rise to new associations.

The circle as a motif is found in both Matt's Irish heritage, and the Polynesian culture. A symbol of eternity and the cyclical nature of life, the porthole on one of the first European ships that carried our ancestors, or maybe a portal which gives us the ability to look forward or back in time.

Malone graduated from the CPIT Bachelor of Design course in 2005, being taught by the well-respected sculptor Bing Dawe, printmaker Dee Copland and Michael Reed. Malone majored in printmaking and sculpture.

When: 30 May 2007 - 17 June 2007
Where: Lyttelton Art Gallery, 20 Oxford Street, Lyttelton