After studying history and geography at the University of Vermont, Matt Siber earned his MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2003. He has worked as a commercial photographer for such clients as St. Lawrence University, The Salvation Army, and Hooked on the Outdoors Magazine. Now primarily a gallery artist, Siber’s artwork can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Photography and is represented by Galeria Antoni Pinyol in Reus, Spain, and Galeria La Fabrica in Madrid. His images have been published internationally in such publications as ArtForum, Flash Art, Aperture, and EXIT Magazine and he has received grants from the Aaron Siskind Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council. Most recently, Siber’s work was featured by the London-based, online boutique, Stereohype, as part of their latest invitation-only design competition, BIO 6. Siber teaches beginning and advanced digital imaging at Columbia College Chicago.

Artist’s Statement
"Inspired by the proliferation of very tall signs in the American Midwest, Floating Logos seeks to draw attention to this often overlooked form of advertising. Perched atop very tall poles or stanchions, these corporate beacons emit their message by looming over us in their glowing, plastic perfection. Elimination of the support structure in the photographs allows the signs to literally float above the earth. Making the signs appear to float gives them, and the companies that put them there, an otherworldly quality."