Found Post-it notes in “The Thingness of Stuff” exhibition
The Thingness of Stuff is a new exhibition curated by artist Luke Drozd, opening this Friday 13th February in London, which will include some of my collection of found post-it notes. As discussed the last post about long term projects, I’ve been collecting various things I find in the street for a long time, including playing cards, post-it notes and other bits and bobs. Since 2017 I’ve been mounting the found post-its on card, making them easier to leaf through and examine as a whole collection of specimens. The photo below is from the last time they were exhibited, at my solo show for Le Bon Accueil, Rennes in 2017, which I called the Museum of Peripheral Collections. For Luke’s show, a selection of these will be displayed in the window of the gallery. Details about the exhibition below, and I might write some more about this in the near future.
The Thingness of Stuff
13th – 22nd Feb 2026
Ruby Cruel, 250 Morning Lane, London E9 6RQ
https://www.rubycruel.com/
Opens Friday 13th Feb 6-9pm
Continues 14th & 15th 2-6pm, 21st & 22nd 2-6pm
Or by appointment
The Thingness of Stuff is an exhibition of artists who use collecting as a starting point for making. Curated by artist Luke Drozd, this exhibition looks at the nature of obsession and gathering – via personal collections and archives – and the connections which form between seemingly unconnected “things”.
Paintings composed from record sleeves bought from charity shops, audio work woven together from train announcements, ruminations on the everyday and the overlooked, a spiralling quest to collect second-hand copies of Paul Young’s album No Parlez and more.
As part of the exhibition, a live event called “The Stuffness of Things” will take place on Wednesday 18th February at Multi Storey in Peckham, South London, featuring live sets from Kate Carr and Misery Beacon/Luke Drozd. Environmental Recordings, subtle electronics, and archival noise creates immersive sound worlds and collaged soundscapes.
Artists in the exhibition are:
Kate Carr
Noel Clueit
Blue Curry
Luke Drozd
Alan Dunn
Graham Dunning
Joanne Lee
Mark Pawson
Suren Seneviratne
Maia Urstad
Graham Dunning 