Joseph Hubbard

SEMIOTICS / WORDS
PROBES THE "SWISS ARMY KNIFE " CAPABILITY OF LANGUAGE & MEMORY TO CONVEY AND (MIS)MANAGE MEANINGS, INTENTIONS, EMOTIONS.

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ANOTHER WORK FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED	ANOTHER WORK FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED 2010 76.25cm H x 56cm W x 5cm D paper, seeds, glass, plexiglass, braille embossed vinyl, text: "The Moving Finger Writes..." from The Rubaiyat (Omar Khayyaám~ca:1100 CE) Private Collection
	WEIGHING LETTERS FOR THE BLIND 2010 19cm H x 17cm W x 16cm D Braille scales, lead birdshot, paint	WEIGHING LETTERS FOR THE BLIND
WEIGHING THE OTHERNESS OF 7 ARABIAN POEMS	WEIGHING THE OTHERNESS OF 7 ARABIAN POEMS 2010 26cm H x 33cm W x 19 cm D brass postal scales, shredded text Arabian poems printed 1823 for Wallace Stevens Collection: McMaster Museum of Art Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
	MY LIFE IN BED 2010 10cm H x 21.5cm W x 20cm D brass, leather bound book Private Collection	MY LIFE IN BED
GIFT FOR THE BAGHDAD MUSEUM (OSSUARY)	GIFT FOR THE BAGHDAD MUSEUM (OSSUARY) 2009 18cm H x 25cm W x 15cm D cceramic, cardboard Private Collection
	WEIGHING AN ARABIAN POEM 2009 10.5cm H x 26cm W x 15cm D brass, shredded text, marble	WEIGHING AN ARABIAN POEM
BREATHTAKING ITINERARIES	BREATHTAKING ITINERARIES (click image to play) 2008 18cm H x 29cm W x 3.5cm D continuous scrolling digital display: wood, gold leaf Selection of 28 genocides, masacres, exterminations from 1845-1910 AMRITSAR, N'AMERINDIANS, ARMENIA,IRELAND,GUERNICA, UKRAINE, The HOLOCAUST, DRESDEN, HAMBURG, TOKYO, HIROSHIMA,NAGASAKI,The GULAG, TIBET, KASHMIR, VIETNAM,CHEJUDO, NAMIBIA,CAMBODIA,BANGLADESH, BORUNDI, RWANDA, CHECHNIA, CONGO,GUATEMALA, SREBRENICA, EAST TIMOR, DARFUR...(repeat)
	LIES MY MOTHER TOLD ME (click image to play) 2004-2005 16cm H x 28cm W x 8.5cm D continuous scrolling digital display: wood, gold leaf My mother’s solipsisms: It isn’t your fault... You shouldn’t blame yourself... This is good for you... Time heals all wounds... This hurts me more than you... The world is your oyster... You can be anything you dream to be... I will never lie to you... I will never leave you... (repeat)	LIES MY MOTHER TOLD ME
Click photo to view entire series SHADOWS ITINERARY	SHADOWS ITINERARIES (x6 panels) 2006-2007 8.5cm H x 168cm W x 4cm D maple, plexiglass fronts & backs, stainless wire, spring scales, miniature wood clothes clips each panel requires halogen o LED spotlamps; letters project shadows sites of genocides 1906-2006 (click to view entire series)
	DOLLAR STORE OBLIGATIONS 2007 8.5cm H x 168cm W x 4cm D maple, plexiglass front & back, stamped metal words, stainless wire, spring scales, miniature wood clothes clips Requires halogen or LED narrow beam spot lamps	DOLLAR STORE OBLIGATIONS
ABU GHRAIB EDUCATIONAL COERCION KIT	EDUCATIONAL COERCION KIT: ABU GHRAIB~AGES 4-8 2006 64cm H x 6 cm W x 5cm D vacuum formed vinyl, Teddies, leather letters, fabric hoods, elec.clips, battery, switch
	EDUCATIONAL COERCION KIT: GUANTANAMO~AGES 9-12 2008 64cm H x 6cm W x 5cm D vacuum formed vinyl, Teddies, leather letters, fabric, elec.clips, battery, switch	EDUCATIONAL COERCION KIT: GUANTANAMO~AGES 9-12
THE WEIGHT OF YOUR WORDS, MY WORDS	THE WEIGHT OF YOUR WORDS/ MY WORDS 2005 30 cm H x 43cm W x 14cm D fibreglass egg, Forton resin, wood, zippers, [wall mounted]
	GENETIC MODIFICATION 2005 18cm H x 55cm W x 12cm D fibreglass, Forton resin, zippers, [wall mounted] hands hold letters of random sequence DNA chemicals (A, T, G, C)	GENETIC MODIFICATION
GIFT FOR THE BAGHDAD MUSEUM: TOASTER	GIFT FOR THE BAGHDAD MUSEUM: TOASTER (variations) 2005, 2012, 2015 18cm H x 30cm W x 15cm D ceramic, glazes, lustres Stamped with ersatz cuneiform dollar & pound glyphs Private Collection
	LITTLE VOICE OF REASON 2004 30cm H x 34cm W x 14cm D brass, taxidermist’s bird, brass letters Private Collection	LITTLE VOICE OF REASON
INVOICES FOR IRAQ	INVOICES FOR IRAQ variations 2003, 2004, 2015, 2016 30cm H x 21cm W x 14cm D antique 2-post hanging files: ceramic; stamped with cuneiform, dollar & pound glyphs Private Collection
	VENUS WORD TRAPS 2000-2003 30cm H x 77cm W x 17cm D cPAIR ceramic, black glaze, ni-cad wires, brass letters spell: "YOUR WORDS" "my words" wall or pedestal mounted: commentary on interpersonal communication	VENUS WORD TRAPS
WEIGHT OF MY WORDS, YOUR WORDS	THE WEIGHT OF MY WORDS THE WEIGHT OF YOUR WORDS 2002-2003 33cm H x 12cm W x 5.5cm D ceramic, cast clear resin wall mounted, reversable
	OLD SAW 2003 120cm H x 20cm W x 5.5cm D wood, sintered iron, copper Resembles saw folded in half announces IT’S NOT OVER ’TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS commentary on mortality wall mounted Private Collection	OLD SAW
WHAT WOULD JESUS DRIVE?	WHAT WOULD JESUS DRIVE 2003 120cm H x 12cm W x 6.5cm D wood, sintered iron filings, copper Resembles saw folded in half Glib reference to stickers promoting politically correct vehicle choice
	THE WEIGHT OF WORDS 2002 120cm H x 54cm W x 19cm D ceramic, silver 24K lustre, steel cable, chromed hook Inverted ceramic parachute Collection: Museum London Ontario, Canada	THE WEIGHT OF WORDS

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