Original Matters was a simultaneous two-city exhibition co-curated with Ange Sexton, following her return from Glasgow to Melbourne (Naarm). Bringing together 10 artists from Glasgow and 9 artists from Melbourne across parallel exhibitions staged in both cities, the project used 3D scanning, digital modelling and reproduction techniques to replicate and exchange artworks between the two locations, creating exhibitions that contained both original and reproduced works. Sculptures were recreated through 3D printing, while two-dimensional works were digitally reproduced and reprinted, questioning ideas of authenticity, duplication and authorship in an increasingly digital culture.

Timed across opposite hemispheres and time zones, one exhibition closed as the other opened, creating a continuous cycle of transmission between the two sites. Referencing Walter Benjamin’s writing on mechanical reproduction alongside contemporary debates around AI-generated imagery and digital circulation, the project explored how artworks change as they are copied, translated and redistributed across physical and virtual space.