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Elemis*TM "Tiffany' Duvet Cover, King. 2015
Polyester/ Cotton
5.7 x 2.9m
photograph: Laura Wells

Five brand new duvet covers and 2 new sheets. Three old sheets, a pillow case and a sock. Six all day volunteers, and one indie media volunteer for a few hours.

Elemis*TM "Fernando" Queen Duvet Cover, 2015. Polyester/ Cotton. 4.2 x 2.1m

Second Hand "Pink Roses" Pillow Case,  2012. Cotton. .72 x .72m

Elemis*TM "Layla" King Duvet Cover, 2015. Polyester/ Cotton. 4.7 x 2.3m

Elemis*TM "Blue Eyes" Duvet Cover, King. 2015. Polyester. 4m x 2.4

"Tiffany"

Second Hand "Single White" Single Flat Sheet. 2012. Cotton. 1.3m x 1.9m

Left to right; "Roses", "Single Yellow", "Single White"

Second Hand and Brand New, "Large White" Off White Flannel and White Poly-Cotton Mix. Two Queens. 3.7 x 2.7m

"Layla"
"Blue Eyes" & "Fernando"

Tao Wells


 

A Horizontal Examination of Capitalism's Hierarchy 

- despite 'time is money', time is actually yours.


A Horizontal Examination of Capitalism's Hierarchy.

"The operation can be summarized like this: An entity in its death throws sacrifices itself as a content in order to survive as a form.

The fragmented individual survives as a form thanks to the 'spiritual' technology of counseling. Patriarchy survives by attributing to women all the worst attributes of men: willfulness, self-control, insensitivity. A disintegrated society survives by propagating an epidemic of sociability and entertainment. So it goes with all the great, outmoded fictions of the West maintaining themselves through artifices that contradict these fictions point by point. "

- Seventh Circle, "We are building a civilized space here", The Coming Insurrection - The Invisible Committee

The operation can be summarized like this: Art in its death throws sacrifices itself as a content in order to survive as a form of money. 
 
Art survives as a form thanks to the 'financial' technologies of art. Art survives by attributing to men all the worst attributes of art, willfulness, self-control, insensitivity. A disintegrated society survives by propagating an epidemic of art entertainment. So it goes with all the great, outmoded fictions of the West maintaining themselves through art that contradict these fictions point, by point. 
The content, maybe decoration on a merrigo round, or another round of information for your enjoyment. Or something irrelevant. The style of ones respect for all life, measured in the taste you can afford.

I can try to articulate this taste 'form', content free and aligned with fiction points that don't pick up  capitalism's contradiction engines. Engaged, the machine is visible.

Places that are the opposite of the christmas rush.
Alternative, try it out, see if it is not that bad.

You have afforded me the time and money to make my work, and my work is an effort to show you and myself what I see from the position of being helped by you.

The sharing dimension of life, despite capitalisms time is money, time is actually yours. And there are many different platforms for you to survive on. Even flourish.

Where we each have this point in our lives we are holding on to something bigger.

The Real News, and Democracy Now both exist because of donations, gifts given, resources shared. 

If I'm the boss and the worker, it's all about timing, the right time. Simultaneously, contrasting, relaxing, with reveling in anticipation. Enough, until inner momentum hums, spills over into effortless action.

Usually the question Is it art? arises when faced with such weirdness.

 I would like to suggest another question, If everything is art and everyone is an artist, what is this the art of?

That you see? What do you see?

Five brand new duvet covers, two new sheets (60% off, Warehouse now), two old sheets, an old pillow case and a solo sock stretched on prepared frames. Installed outdoors around Wakefield.

Six all day volunteers, and one indie media volunteer for a few hours.

What could this be the art of?

The Now Festival of Tao, asks this X-mas, “Less presents more present, this time give time”

Times money, is yours

60% off Duvet covers, Warehouse now

See you next year, possibly.

Tao Wells, Wakefield, New Zealand. December 20th 2015

Now Festival of Tao



No. 10 (big yellow), Double sized bed sheets, 2300 x 6100 mm, 2010

Festival map, sites
View of Mt Taranaki from Fitzroy Beach. No. 5 (left, Charcoal) and No. 4 (right, Pink). 2010

Single bed sheets.  Polyester mix (new) and  cotton (used). 2012

View of Mt Taranaki from Fitzroy beach. No. 3 (big red), 2010

The Now Festival of Tao. Digital simulation and map, Tao Wells  Nov. 2015