Children vanish, trees move at night, and a young girl begins to ask: Why is the forest stalking her?

Aged 9-10, Matt Smart traded silver in London and Essex, England.  In his teens, Matt began sculpting, using materials for car bodywork repair that he learned when his mother’s agoraphobia led her to drive recklessly, often crashing during panic attacks.  He ran several research funds at Oxford University, and is published academically in psychiatry, and governmental technology investment.  Matt ran a London gallery representing artists diagnosed with mental health conditions.  He was also in the archaeology team that found the burial site of the missing Romanovs in Russia.  See MattSmart.org for his sculptures.  Matt loves art, music, writing and dancing!

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