Elevenses! Peace! (2023) continues Wood’s exploration of domestic objects as vessels of psychological metaphor. Presented through an enlarged perspective, the gleaming metal tea set reflects dim light and indistinct shadows across its polished surface—an emblem of everyday middle-class life in Britain. The white doves drifting across the background appear dreamlike, hinting at the paradox between “peace” and the rituals of consumption.
With its vintage subject matter and finely rendered textures, the work generates a deliberately contradictory visual tone: gentle yet austere, humorous yet melancholic. Through familiar household objects, Wood reveals the subtle tensions of contemporary life—an intimate struggle between desire and moral conscience.