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treat gallery is pleased to return to VOLTA NY with a solo presentation of film photographs taken by
emerging artist Matt Mele. Mele’s Vacancy series features the vacant landscapes and architectural
spaces of a resort town located along the Northeast.

Wildwood, New Jersey has been a satellite home for Mele’s family since the 1950’s. With consecutive summers and off-season trips to “the shore” to maintain the family business, Mele has
been continually photographing the Wildwoods. The Wildwoods cover a group of connected working-class communities that run along a five mile stretch of beaches and …