Matthew Brandt
little puddles
6 Apr–5 May 2024
![little puddles](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e85167380e95f7769b9f504e1e2eadb9343ac8a2-2182x1440.png?rect=0,1,2182,1439&w=414&h=273&fit=max&auto=format 414w 273h, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e85167380e95f7769b9f504e1e2eadb9343ac8a2-2182x1440.png?rect=0,1,2182,1439&w=828&h=546&fit=max&auto=format 828w 546h, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e85167380e95f7769b9f504e1e2eadb9343ac8a2-2182x1440.png?rect=1,0,2181,1440&w=1366&h=902&fit=max&auto=format 1366w 902h, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e85167380e95f7769b9f504e1e2eadb9343ac8a2-2182x1440.png?rect=1,0,2181,1440&w=1536&h=1014&fit=max&auto=format 1536w 1014h, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e85167380e95f7769b9f504e1e2eadb9343ac8a2-2182x1440.png?w=1920&h=1267&fit=max&auto=format 1920w 1267h, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e85167380e95f7769b9f504e1e2eadb9343ac8a2-2182x1440.png?rect=1,0,2181,1440&w=2304&h=1521&fit=max&auto=format 2304w 1521h)
Matthew Brandt
little puddles
6 Apr–5 May 2024
From April 6 to May 5, 2024, Gallery COMMON is pleased to present little puddles, American artist Matthew Brandt’s first solo exhibition in Japan. A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, April 5 from 7-9pm.
Incorporating unexpected materials and methods into his experimental photo-based practice, Matthew Brandt (b. 1982, Los Angeles) upends the idea that a photograph must simply be an image neatly developed onto glossy paper– in his Lakes and Reservoirs series, for example, he develops photos of lakes using lake water; in his Wai’anae series, he buries photographs of the Hawaiian landscape, allowing the island to leave a mark of its presence on the image through natural erosion. If a photograph is something that captures a moment in time, Brandt’s works explore the limits of what this can mean.
Artworks
![Image artwork little puddles #0](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/36f3847de109f80dba6716bd9177440d2e3fbb59-1333x2000.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/36f3847de109f80dba6716bd9177440d2e3fbb59-1333x2000.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/36f3847de109f80dba6716bd9177440d2e3fbb59-1333x2000.jpg?w=1366&fit=max&auto=format 1366w)
![Image artwork little puddles #1](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/56101c847b1035854139ffd4f5242509375571e1-1495x2000.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/56101c847b1035854139ffd4f5242509375571e1-1495x2000.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/56101c847b1035854139ffd4f5242509375571e1-1495x2000.jpg?w=1366&fit=max&auto=format 1366w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/56101c847b1035854139ffd4f5242509375571e1-1495x2000.jpg?w=1536&fit=max&auto=format 1536w)
![Image artwork little puddles #2](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e80cf092cd711684913c3daba77545a662b20d95-1448x2000.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e80cf092cd711684913c3daba77545a662b20d95-1448x2000.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e80cf092cd711684913c3daba77545a662b20d95-1448x2000.jpg?w=1366&fit=max&auto=format 1366w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e80cf092cd711684913c3daba77545a662b20d95-1448x2000.jpg?w=1536&fit=max&auto=format 1536w)
![Image artwork little puddles #3](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e05605a60daf662c38b942e7e80ee4a0e0b4d350-1648x2000.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e05605a60daf662c38b942e7e80ee4a0e0b4d350-1648x2000.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e05605a60daf662c38b942e7e80ee4a0e0b4d350-1648x2000.jpg?w=1366&fit=max&auto=format 1366w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/e05605a60daf662c38b942e7e80ee4a0e0b4d350-1648x2000.jpg?w=1536&fit=max&auto=format 1536w)
![Image artwork little puddles #4](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/5b555fa58765395038bead2a6f6f0fffb26ebe83-1200x1800.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/5b555fa58765395038bead2a6f6f0fffb26ebe83-1200x1800.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/5b555fa58765395038bead2a6f6f0fffb26ebe83-1200x1800.jpg?w=1242&fit=max&auto=format 1242w)
![Image artwork little puddles #5](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/622c1a8da46532edaa7e79b34630ec9a47f71e14-1200x2594.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/622c1a8da46532edaa7e79b34630ec9a47f71e14-1200x2594.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/622c1a8da46532edaa7e79b34630ec9a47f71e14-1200x2594.jpg?w=1242&fit=max&auto=format 1242w)
![Image artwork little puddles #6](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/555c6a22049ef4522892069fabb5b10fd42c7107-1811x2500.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/555c6a22049ef4522892069fabb5b10fd42c7107-1811x2500.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/555c6a22049ef4522892069fabb5b10fd42c7107-1811x2500.jpg?w=1366&fit=max&auto=format 1366w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/555c6a22049ef4522892069fabb5b10fd42c7107-1811x2500.jpg?w=1536&fit=max&auto=format 1536w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/555c6a22049ef4522892069fabb5b10fd42c7107-1811x2500.jpg?w=1920&fit=max&auto=format 1920w)
![Image artwork little puddles #7](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/248289bad1c4c608df89924673459f60022aaacc-1200x800.jpg?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/248289bad1c4c608df89924673459f60022aaacc-1200x800.jpg?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/248289bad1c4c608df89924673459f60022aaacc-1200x800.jpg?w=1242&fit=max&auto=format 1242w)
![Image artwork little puddles #8](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/ff97910c63026b01d51d2789a1d259bff19fd1c4-1118x1488.png?w=414&fit=max&auto=format 414w, https://cdn.sanity.io/images/c9pdy3d1/production/ff97910c63026b01d51d2789a1d259bff19fd1c4-1118x1488.png?w=828&fit=max&auto=format 828w)