Practice
About Matthew
Matthew Joscelyne produces ceremonies, protocol, and cultural events — with care for place, people, and precision, and a passion for beauty and emotional experiences.
For more than 31 years he has created exhibitions and ceremonies for cities, communities, and cultural institutions — from national day ceremonies in Victoria to international exhibitions and ceremonies with light, sound, and emotion.
He is Creative Director with Australia House Institute, developing community-based cultural events, and continues to produce national ceremonies alongside projects such as The Planets and the Earthsphere.
Light, sound, emotion and protocol — for the audience and each person to have a deeply symbolic experience.
Credentials
- Creative Director, Australia House Institute
- The Planets — illuminated exhibitions across Australia, the US, and China
- The Earthsphere — LED spherical displays: a beautiful 360° sphere with the beauty of Earth for museums, public exhibitions, special events, and advertising
- Beijing Green · Melbourne Green — four-year program illuminating public buildings in Beijing and Melbourne, including the Forbidden City and Royal Exhibition Building
- Olympic and major ceremony contributions: Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008
- National day ceremonies on the Mornington Peninsula
Matthew · Earthsphere / large-scale display
Recognition
Support & grants
Ceremonies, Beijing Green, Melbourne Green, and related exhibitions have been made possible with institutional hosting, content partners, and public grants. Warm thanks to the organisations and people who opened doors.
Selected partners
- Australian Embassy Beijing — hosted and opened Beijing Green for Beijing Design Week 2013 (Ambassador Frances Adamson)
- Beijing Design Week 2013 — four programmes: Embassy opening, Millennium Monument ceremony and exhibition, UNESCO Creative Cities at Capital Museum
- Austrade — supported all cultural programs from 2012 to 2016, and supported and opened the Shenzhen Design Park exhibition (2011; opened by Jeff Turner, Austrade Guangzhou)
- DFAT — supported Beijing Green for 4 years
- Australia–China Business Council award and Foreign Minister grant (Hon Julie Bishop)
- Arts Victoria — supported Beijing Green at the Forbidden City (2015)
- State Library of Victoria, NGV, and State Museum — content and institutional support, including Forbidden City projections
- Tourism Victoria — support around Forbidden City opening ceremonies
- Victorian leadership — Premier the Hon Ted Baillieu at the first Forbidden City Beijing Green; Minister for Agriculture the Hon Peter Walsh at a later Forbidden City opening
- Melbourne City Council Cultural Grant — exhibition at Scotts Hall, Collins Street, Melbourne (2021)
- Australian Federal Government — Australia Day Community Grant winner
- Australia Community Grant — winner (2026)
Partners & contexts
