AS YOU PICK UP THE SCRIPT FROM THE SHELF NEXT TO THE PHONE
THE LANDLINE RINGS
<<hello>>
there is a house with paranormal activity the house has a face the ghost gave the house a face inside the house requires systems of organisation
camel cashmere v neck white crew underneath glossy oak leather pants the seams connecting the hides hit just below the knee kicking out to not quite bootleg
CUT
<<clothes aren't only artifacts, they're hallways to a different reality>> (i)
BLANK FACE what clothes?
stood there unsure back turned you shoot a look
BACK
wanting
PAUSE
inside editorial starch pressed in a hallway with a crossroad no patterns just perfect cloth
ZONE IN
<<start to take a few steps forward in your own time & at your own pace>> <<start to flick through until you reach the spectral doorway>>
PAUSE AT ENTERANCE
the scent of amber hits
there is a silhouette of a psychic spy in the distance blank with intent
<<& step forward, go inside & follow the spy until you're able to astral project>>
ZONE OUT
simutaneously you lift your left wrist up & bend your neck to face the cartier tank & lower hand back to waist you forget to note the time
TRANCE
she whispers <<interior is the point>> artifacts float smirks to self and repeats <<the interior is the point>>
convinced knowingly lying to himself motor automation lifts wrist second check swings back & again, forgets to take note of time
<<you're sat>>
DOWN
with your chin in your hands contemplating a recent hair cut
CUT BACK
to how it was the previous year how it felt GROUNDING
you had experimented with your hair until your hairdresser whispered into your ear
<<you've discovered your uniform>>
LONG PAUSE
<<at some point we find our uniform>> <<the look that will carry us to the end>>
a compliment about age about time variants of cuff shifting in sky blue linens soft cotton polos crew or v with precious metal frames
TRUST & WAIT
shaped to slender profile with a double-curved nose bridge, the hexagonal 0005 sunglass is grounded in our 1990s archive. it's handcrafted from ultra-light precious metals with rounded corners and high-set lugs.(ii)
18 Karot White Gold Rhodium
SPIT
late grunge trip dub grounded in a personal archive, all the notes back were for romance novels & fashion shows
knee seam disappears with the cut now kicking from hip to full flare
retro suns lens colourways are muted and subtle as not to detract from the natural lustre of the precious metal plating.(iii)
black metal, metal metal, random sound jazz metal, math rock metal, red eye metal, death metal, marquise cut ruby set in precious metal, palladium, colosseum rock set in spirit energy, metal set in stone, metal set in a suburban sports field where there are no impostors.
you lean back close your eyes & lay your head on astroturf high on grass
GROUNDED
your hair:
french crop surf spray matte putty or oil
<<accessorise your face with an elegant white gold earlobe bolt>>
extra-large chevron lemaire swung over shoulder
<<they say the woven leather bucket in mahogany is impossible>> <<can only be shot with quaffed brunettes>>
but you problem solve & elevate & make it work to be a new essential to hold on to with dear life, a world building style
CROP
lush goat milk pouring over metallic midnight blue auto lag
black navy black blue crisp white WAKE two greys: slate and charcoal
HOLD STEADY
<<the way the subtle underlayers of rose and lavender peek through the cotton jersey waffle toweling is alienating everyone in the room>>
HOLD TO END
no exaggerated proportions just find fabrics fine jewellery precise calculations that define a mint exterior
you bend to tuck the merino ankle sock neatly into a nubuck loafer fragile & sublime
BACK UP
<<your eyes are so bright yet don't seek to accommodate>>
OUTSIDE
the new town sits blind with windowless homes scattered over silver gelatin
directors note: PICK UP
i can't see my dog i can't see my dog i can't see my dog i can't see my dog i can't see my dog
_________________________________________ i Allesandro Michele and Emanuele Coccia, The Life of Forms - Theory of the Re-enchantment (Milan: HarperCollins, 2024) ii The Model 0005 sunglasses are a premium, archival re-release by the luxury eyewear brand Cutler and Gross. Handcrafted in Italy, they retail for approximately £474 to £607 depending on the precious metal finish and retailer iii ibid
Ian Wooldridge is an artist and writer. He has presented work at Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva (CH); FriArt Kunsthalle Fribourg (CH); ICA, London (UK); Istituto Svizzero, Rome (IT); the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice (IT); and Museum Folkwang, Essen (DE). His writing has appeared in Artforum, Frieze, Mousse and Texte zur Kunst. He is currently finalising an artist book, loose homme, due for release in December 2026.