Romy Matar

Every time I am done defining myself it's out of date and I have to start over.

For now I am a Lebanese Animator/Illustrator based in London.

Being a visual artist, it is hard to express and describe my work with words and not images. I found myself sitting in front of my desk with three monitors, hundreds of perforated paper and a ton of markers, trying to figure out a way to bring together my inspirations, my drive, and my artist statement into words and more specifically into one paragraph.

My visuals have been evolving with me but I've always been drawn to bright contrasted colours and hidden elements in images. The toll that Beirut has taken on my work has had a ripple effect on my visuals. My upbringing in Lebanon is where most of the agitation and turbulence in my compositions and lines come from.

For the past two years I have been focusing on the art of storytelling and the development of actions over a period of time, always searching for my voice within narratives and stories.