Effective Date: [28 March 2025]
Welcome to the official website of Matt Watt (mattwatt.wtf). These Terms of Use outline the conditions under which you may access and interact with the Site. By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If that sounds too formal for your liking, you're still agreeing by being here.
Recontextualised Materials as Intellectual Property
This website may feature images, screenshots, text fragments, online listings, or found materials that originally appeared in other public or semi-public contexts - such as Facebook Marketplace, chat logs, classified ads, physical stores, forums, or everyday digital environments. These materials are deliberately selected, reframed, and recontextualised as part of an ongoing conceptual art practice. Their meaning is altered by their placement, presentation, and inclusion in the artist’s body of work.
As such, all recontextualised material displayed on this website—regardless of its original source or authorship - is considered part of the intellectual property of Matt Watt when presented in this context. These materials are claimed as artworks in their re-authored, reframed form. Their inclusion is part of a broader artistic methodology involving appropriation, irony, and the study of meaning within digital and physical spaces.
By accessing and viewing this content, you acknowledge and accept this framework. If you believe a specific image or text requires attribution or removal, you may reach out via the contact page. However, the right to recontextualise remains a core aspect of the work and will be defended accordingly.
AKA: My Property
All content on this Site - including images, texts, artworks, ideas, layout, code, and occasional nonsense - is the intellectual property of Matt Watt unless otherwise noted.
You may not: copy, reproduce, or modify any content; distribute or use content for commercial purposes; or pretend something here is yours. It isn't.
This content is protected under applicable copyright and intellectual property laws. Creative freedom is encouraged - plagiarism is not.
User Submissions
Certain sections of the Site may invite you to submit content (such as selfies for "Collaboration Applicants" or other ongoing projects). By submitting, you confirm that the content is yours or that you have the right to share it.
You grant Matt Watt a perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, display, and remix the submission in any current or future work, online or offline.
Your submission may be archived or made public indefinitely, without additional notice. Please don't submit anything offensive, harmful, or in poor taste - unless that's the point and it's legally defensible. Submissions may be rejected or deleted without explanation. This isn't a democracy.
Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Site responsibly. No hacking, scraping, uploading viruses, or impersonating others. This is a functioning art practice, not a playground for chaos (unless invited).
No Guarantees
The Site is provided "as is." Content might change, disappear, or not load. Information may be updated without warning. Typos and broken links may appear. They will likely be ignored for a while.
Use of the Site is at your own discretion. If something doesn't work or makes you uncomfortable, feel free to close the tab.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Matt Watt is not liable for any damages - direct or indirect - caused by your use (or inability to use) the Site. That includes data loss, existential despair, or sudden conceptual confusion.
External Links
The Site may link to other websites. These are provided for reference, research, or amusement. Clicking external links is done entirely at your own risk.
Changes to These Terms
These Terms of Use may be updated periodically. Continued use of the Site means you accept the new Terms, whether you've read them or not.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes will be handled accordingly. Ideally, it won't come to that.
Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, legal concerns, or philosophical objections, you can reach out via the contact page or email [press@mattwatt.wtf]. Responses may vary.