Milo Matthieu’s practice examines the complexity of identity and the many dimensions of self, tracing how personal and collective histories are shaped by stories passed down through generations. His work engages the fragile nature of these narratives, often undocumented and sustained through memory, ritual, and everyday practices, and reflects on how their loss can lead to fragmentation when individuals become distanced from their cultural knowledge. Rooted in a desire to preserve and protect what is at risk of erasure, Matthieu’s paintings serve as acts of remembrance, holding space for ancestral presence within contemporary experience. Through an intuitive, stream-of-consciousness process, he constructs layered compositions that channel both lived and inherited memory, allowing figures and forms to emerge as vessels of history and spirit. Through his work, Matthieu reconnects with and honors the African and Caribbean traditions that have shaped him, transforming painting into a site where identity is not only examined, but reclaimed and sustained across time.