A Few Words on Pictures

David Wood

Studio 1, ConArt Gallery and Studios
corner of Bruce and Queen Streets, Masterton

Wednesday 21 May until Sunday 1st June, 2025

Gallery open 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 pm daily (closed Mondays and Tuesdays)

Paperback | 80 pages
ISBN 9780473735494
245 × 210 mm
Printed by CopyPress
Published by Dave Wood, April 2025

https://www.copypress.co.nz/product/a-few-words-on-pictures/

This exhibition by Dave Wood features 24 photographs from a newly released book of the same name. The theme of the work is summed up as follows in the book’s introduction:

"The language of a photograph doesn't require it to contain written words - but sometimes they happen to be there.  Such words have found their way into many of my pictures. Sometimes the words aren’t very prominent, yet are a relevant part of the visual information as I see it. Sometimes they are more prominent and a very important aspect of the picture. At other times, the words were the very reason I made the picture.

These photos span more than 50 years. Those from before 2001 were captured on either black and white or colour slide film. More recent images are from digital cameras, except for the one on page 39. All are from here in New Zealand, and all contain at least one written word.”