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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:48:12 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/"><rss:title>Optimism As Cultural Rebellion</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-GB</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-14T20:48:12Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/10/body-language-an-exhibition-by-matthew-stone-at-v1-gallery-d.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/9/mira-outlaw.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/9/more-tnps.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/5/george-barnett.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/2/jack-barnett-tnps.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/1/tnps-attack-music.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/27/untitled-new-video-work.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/27/this-shall-be-for-a-bond-between-us.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/24/the-artist-moved-by-the-grandeur-of-imagined-possibilities-f.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/10/spirit-home.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/10/body-language-an-exhibition-by-matthew-stone-at-v1-gallery-d.html"><rss:title>BODY LANGUAGE - An Exhibition by Matthew Stone at V1 Gallery (Denmark)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/10/body-language-an-exhibition-by-matthew-stone-at-v1-gallery-d.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-10T16:53:25Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Art Exhibition V1 Gallery</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/body_language_Matthew_Stone.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268240439684" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>BODY LANGUAGE is the new exhibition by Matthew Stone at <a href="http://www.v1gallery.com/">V1 Gallery</a> (Denmark). The show will include new photography, sculpture and collage.</p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/9/mira-outlaw.html"><rss:title>Mira Outlaw</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/9/mira-outlaw.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-09T22:43:57Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[mira: its strange even though I&#8217;m a depressed nihilist, the last 2 years i&#8217;m really obsessed with my childhood, and artifacts that represent it, sort of sentimental.
 
me: nihilism is totally dated and flawed as a concept it doesnt allow for any visions of the future
  and thats what artists do create visions of the future
 
mira: totally, but its not like I want to run around shooting people, its more like I break down all infomation or objects into their compoants, so I don&#8217;t/try not to get stressed by people or the universe.
 
me: thats meditation or at least a form of

mira: but also the childhood I yearn for i think is me searching for my origins i.e before I existed.

me: interesting
 
mira: guess so. I&#8217;m dreaming or thinking of all things constantly.
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<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268140925573" alt="" /></span></span></p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/5/george-barnett.html"><rss:title>GEORGE BARNETT</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/5/george-barnett.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-05T13:33:45Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/GeorgeBarnett.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267796089378" alt="" /></span></span></p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/2/jack-barnett-tnps.html"><rss:title>Jack Barnett - TNPS</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/2/jack-barnett-tnps.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-02T11:47:23Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/Jack_Barnett_2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267530585518" alt="" /></span></span></p>
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<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/Jack_Barnett_1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267530641173" alt="" /></span></span></p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/1/tnps-attack-music.html"><rss:title>TNPS - ATTACK MUSIC</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/3/1/tnps-attack-music.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-01T21:52:58Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/TNPS_MATTHEW_STONE.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267480408301" alt="" /></span></span></p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/27/untitled-new-video-work.html"><rss:title>Untitled - New Video Work</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/27/untitled-new-video-work.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-27T22:25:43Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object width="850" height="638"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9788148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9788148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="850" height="638"></embed></object></p>
<p>&nbsp;Directed, shot and produced by artist Matthew Stone &copy; 2010</p>
<p>This is a sample of a zero-budget video that was screened as part of &#8220;Video Portraits&#8221; at Wilkinsons Gallery. The event was curated by Saam Farahmand.</p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/27/this-shall-be-for-a-bond-between-us.html"><rss:title>This shall be for a Bond Between Us</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/27/this-shall-be-for-a-bond-between-us.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-27T21:58:57Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/A_Bond_Between_Us.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267307993602" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>Today I moved the last of my possessions out of the squat I have lived in for the last four years. I found a postcard that I made for my degree show. Does anyone know where the words come from?</p>
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<p>The Artist Moved by the Grandeur of Imagined Posssibilities for the Future﻿ (2010) - Matthew Stone</p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/10/spirit-home.html"><rss:title>Spirit home</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/blog/2010/2/10/spirit-home.html</rss:link><dc:creator>[Matthew Stone]</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-10T01:24:42Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.matthewstone.co.uk/storage/post-images/SpiritHome.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1265765124624" alt="" /></span></span></p>
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<p>When I consciously journey into my mind, I begin by travelling to a place I spent a lot of time in as a child. These are photographs of this place.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This Christmas when we went to see it, my sister reminded me that I held my 7th birthday party there!</p>
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