Matthew Shiell’s painting series, Roots, investigates the confluence of traditional narratives (including ancient myths) and the interpreted, subconscious and experiential dwellings of nostalgia. In particular, what’s presented here began as a personal recollection of the artists’ time growing up on the coast of Portugal – although it can also be reminiscent of the origin of our species – and our growth as a community. Line is used as a gesture to encapsulate the visual form of the work; in tandem with large, geometric shapes. The line is the life within these boxed-in limitations; akin to performing on a stage.