Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Radiant, June 12, 2015
Torn paper, text, Canon imageCLASS MF4770n printer/scanner, awareness of the minutiae of my self-assessments
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Button, June 14, 2015
Torn paper, text, lemon tree, Tartan™ Utility Duct Tape, recognition of personal responsibility
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Expected, June 15, 2015
Torn paper, text, Toto Drake 1.6 GPF Two Piece Elongated Comfort Height toilet, urine, faltering attempt to develop a theme
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Survived, June 16, 2015
Torn artificially aged paper, text, stones, .22 Long Rifle cartridge, glass, detachment from my own history
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Coping, June 17, 2015
Torn paper, text, Coats & Clark’s Mercerized Sewing thread (136-C – Devil Red), red bougainvillea, honesty prompted by the action of the mechanisms in question
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Exquisite, June 20, 2015
Torn paper, text, J&P Coats Dual Duty Plus® Cotton Covered Polyester thread (Black), Coats & Clark Dual Duty Plus® Mercerized Cotton Polyester thread (356 – Blue Turquoise), Coats & Clark’s Mercerized Sewing thread (136-C – Devil Red, 3690 – Purple), American Thread Co. Star Mercerized thread (502 – Dark Green), giant ball of nuclear fire, a sense of purpose and drive tinged with regret and fear
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Burger, June 21, 2015
Torn paper, text, McDonald’s® french fry box and cheeseburger wrappers, trash, the holy fire of prophetic vision
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Fiction, June 23, 2015
Torn paper, text, 1947 Royal Arrow typewriter, the satisfaction of using a complete lack of progress in one medium as the foundation for expression in another
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Sleep, June 26, 2015
Torn paper, text, Benson, the small joy of this moment of inter-species collaboration
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Lemon, June 28, 2015
Torn paper, text, lemon, stones, general bafflement at the state of the world
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Rock, July 2, 2015
Torn paper, text, water, rock, odd and probably unhealthy attachment to same
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Forever, July 2, 2015
Torn paper, text, Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey (375ml), comforting certainty
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Close, July 10, 2015
Torn paper, text, Corelle® plate, water, McCormick® Assorted food color & egg dye, advanced bumper sticker aesthetic
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Habit, July 11, 2015
Torn paper, text, wrought iron candelabra, an admission of frailty
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Life, July 14, 2015
Torn paper, text, Kirkland Signature™ 100% Colombian Coffee (Supremo Bean, Dark Roast – Fine Grind), Proloxil® coffee cup, a singular morning that will never come again
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Working, July 17, 2015
Torn paper, text, J&P Coats Dual Duty Plus® Cotton Covered Polyester thread (Black), 5mW green laser (China, misc.), darkness
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Manic, July 24, 2015
Torn paper, text, prescription bottle (CVS), hair, water, McCormick® red food color & egg dye, illegible intimations of faded trauma
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Serenity, July 31, 2015
Torn paper, drugs, wooden box (India), plastic bag, stones, avocado leaf
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Prepare, August 5, 2015
Torn paper, text, water, Panasonic color television, iconic thinking
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Work, August 12, 2015
Torn paper, text, pizza (Rusty’s Special), compulsive food-based overindulgence
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Safe, August 20, 2015
Torn paper, text, Kirkland Signature™ Organic egg (Grade AA Large), recurrence of anxiety after a respite
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Flesh, August 21, 2015
Torn paper, text, glass gems, The Gospel of John (The Greek New Testament. 4th edition. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1994), the belief that although a document which is a significant node within a network of human culture and thought spanning thousands of years isn’t necessarily prescriptive neither is it worthless
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Moth, August 23, 2015
Torn paper, text, halogen porch light, disappointment disguised as cleverness
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Cancer, August 24, 2015
Torn paper, text, liver, concrete driveway, conviction and a certain amount of disgust
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Subtlety, September 1, 2015
Torn paper, text, human face, loss of confidence
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Why, September 3, 2015
Torn paper, text, Tomy i-SOBOT™, Elmer’s® holographic foam board, Wowee® Robosapien V2, the futility of self-awareness
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Everyone, September 5, 2015
Torn paper, text, martini glass, Star® Spanish olives (queens, stuffed with minced pimento), water, paranoid suspicion
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Mongrel, September 7, 2015
Torn paper, text, Nutella®, ostensibly specific cultural invective that is in fact directed at no one in particular
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Discourse, September 8, 2015
Torn paper, text, Phillips EcoVantage 43-watt light bulb, Acorn® Versafit® fleece sock, confidence that this is so
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Light, September 8, 2015
Torn paper, text, curtain, the west-facing window in my mother’s room that offers the golden hour glow with which I will forever associate the period in my life when I was her caregiver
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Mourning, September 16, 2015
Torn paper, text, Solatube® tubular daylighting device, Scotch™ removable mounting putty, a persistent sense of unsourced grief
Ian Wood (b. 1971)
Shell, September 25, 2015
Torn paper, text, 1947 Royal Arrow typewriter, McCormick® red food color & egg dye, a small protest against the notion that my emotional distance and cynicism are inherent because here I am pretending to open my veins for my art and stuff