Matteo Guidi (Cesena, Italy, 1978) living in Barcelona, develops a practice that is situated at the intersection between contemporary art and social anthropology, and whose central theme reflects on material culture. Based on the observation of different social groups or people, he analyses how they relate to their everyday objects, focusing on possible new uses and giving them new symbologies. From here, it generates a critical and subtle work that at the same time is loaded with poetry. The projects are developed in different disciplines such as photography, drawing, video or installation.

He has participated in exhibitions, festival and biennals in national context such as CCCC València (E); Centre d'Art Tecla Sala (E), Lo Pati art center (E), La Capella, Homesession, Galería Àngels Espai 2, Fundación Suñol, Santa Mònica Art Center and Barcelona Design Museum; Galeria AB9, Murcia (E), Valls bienal, Valls (E); and international context such as Bienalsur, Cùcuta (CO); Ok.Video.Festival, Jakarta (ID); Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wake eld (UK); Magasin Centre d’Art Contemporaine, Grenoble (F); Por Estos Dias, Medellin (CO); CCE Centro Cultural de España, Montevideo (U); Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Rome (I) and the Center For Design Resarch & Education of Hanyang University Kyunggido (KR).

He alternate his artistic and anthropological research with academic profession. He teaches in the BA of graphic design and visual communication at the ISIA Urbino (Italy) where he's also covering the charge of International Mobility Academic Responsible.

He held talks, masterclass and workshops in several other institutions such as Festival Loop, Escola massana Barcelona, Casa Asia Barcelona, University of Barcelona, CaixaForum Barcelona, La Virreina Image Centre, Barcelona; Free University of Bozen Bolzano (IT); Museum of modern Art, Cagliari (IT); Akademie der Künste der Welt, Cologne (D), ESAD School of Art and Design, Matosinho (P) and International Academy of Art Palestine, Ramallah (PS).

From 2006 is member of CoMoDo (Communicates Multiply Duties) social design cooperative, from 2015 is member of A/A Network (Art and Anthropology Network) and from 2018 is also collaborating with GREDITS (Design and Social Transformation Research Group of BAU).

His work is in the following public collections:
Centre d'art Lo pati, Amposta (E)
Stone Masons Cooperative Museum, Porto (P)
Museum of Academy of Fine Art of the City of Porto (P)