Bio
Matthew Cardinal (he/him) is an amiskwaciy (Edmonton, AB)-based musician, sound artist, and photographer known for his work with Polaris Short List nominee group nêhiyawak. Cardinal’s solo full-length album Asterisms was released on Arts & Crafts. Cardinal’s music utilizes modular synthesizers, vintage analog equipment, samplers and various other instruments to create dreamlike, cinematic soundscapes.
Cardinal’s photographic works come from a daily practice of collecting the natural environment and objects of interest with vintage Polaroid and 35mm cameras.