Issy Wood: Fish, Fish, Duck is published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition at Kistefos Museum in 2026. Issy is a London-based painter whose psychologically charged works draw on contemporary visual culture to explore desire, power, vulnerability, and objectification.
The catalogue’s small, vertically elongated format plays with repetition and unexpected visual connections. Its cover features one of her iconic works, focusing on her eyes, split across the front and back covers. All text is blind-embossed to preserve the integrity of the image.
The title Fish, Fish, Duck is taken from a 2025 painting depicting a split velvet canvas with a beige ceramic duck adorned with a glossy blue bow, alongside fish-shaped cookie cutters set against a black background.
