Insofar as the artists in this show are primarily concerned with the ideas, there is a sense in which aesthetic choices they make in the visual presentation of their works are incidental
If Matheson speaks to the individual and their private journey of discovery, then Ooi addresses society in a holistic sense. Nevertheless, both artists in their own way arrive at a cosmology.
Both artists understand their power as documenters, and storytellers; in doing so they comment on the stories we tell ourselves every day, as we go about our city lives
By deconstructing the familiar elements in the ecosystem, the artwork is asking us to reconsider our actions towards nature, leave our ignorance behind and have an honest look into the future.