MATTO Issue 9

**Available for UK PRE-ORDER**

There and unseen. Before anything was seen, your heartbeat was heard. It was strong, loud, determined, twice as fast as mine. The sound of life, of you alive.

MATTO #9 contains Steve McQueen in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist: on Grenada, light and possibilities. Perfumer Barnabé Fillion talking about toxicity, vetiver root and the oldest trees in Japan. Letter from Beirut: conversations on horizon. Designer Irié talking about desire, contrasts and exile. Pink clouds and dreamlike landscapes by painter Jongsuk Yoon. Jack Day: tests and garages. Non-fiction about witnessing life coming to life. Reframing the real: Lessons from an Alpine landscape. 24 pages of silver printed ultrasound images, carpets and exhibition views. Studio visits with Ndayé Kouagou, Sacha Gabilan and Valentin Noujaïm. Jelly Shoes and Beach Towels: notes on the eye searching for beauty. Aodhan Madden writing about gooey on the inside cookies and tuna melt with tomato and onion. And designer’s research from India and Sicily in the 1970s.

MATTO explores everyday life through visual arts and culture. Each issue is a result of personal encounters and exchanges. The publication is a reflection of a year, somewhat a voyage. There are conversations, images, writings and special projects. It is produced, designed and published by Dominika Hadelova & Aldo Buscalferri.