Matthew Ritchie’s artistic endeavours have aimed to show the entire universe as well as the systems of thinking and religion that people use to comprehend and see it. His imaginative encyclopaedic endeavour is thematically organised in a chart and incorporates references to the Judeo-Christian religion, occult rites, Gnostic traditions, as well as components and concepts from science.
The origins of the universe, as well as the problems and limitations of human knowledge in comprehending its grandeur, are all subjects explored by Ritchie in his paintings, installations, and narrative threads. The notion of information being on the surface, as well as the issue of information, are significant topics throughout Ritchie’s work.