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Mr Kit Wise - Researcher Profile

Address

Fine Arts Building
Monash University, Caulfield

Profile
Summary
Qualifications
Publications
Supervisions

Biography

After graduating from Oxford University and the Royal College of Art with an MFA in Sculpture, Kit Wise received the Wingate Rome Scholarship in Fine Art in 1999, to study at the British School at Rome. In 2001 he received a Boise Travel Scholarship, administered by the Slade School of Fine Art, for subsequent research in New York & Australia. Since moving permanently to Australia in 2002, Wise has received three Australia Council grants in the categories of Presentation & Promotion (as curator), Skills Development (Tokyo Studio Residency) and New Work (Emerging). He completed his PhD at Monash University in 2012.

Wise practices as an artist, art writer and curator. He has held 12 solo exhibitions in Australia and Italy, exhibited in group exhibitions in Australia, Taiwan, Korea, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Holland, and has published numerous articles, reviews, book chapters and catalogue essays including texts for Australian and international art journals such as Frieze, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies and unMagazine.

Recent solo exhibitions include Arcadia, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago (2012); Disaster, Australian Experimental Art Foundation (2011); Explosion at Sarah Scout, Melbourne (2010), Summertime at ACCA @ Mirka, Australia Centre for Contemporary Art, Tolarno Hotel (2009); Natural Disaster at Linden Centre for Contemporary Art (2008); Rhapsodia at the Centre for Contemporary Photography (2007); Superhappiness at CONICAL (2006) and Soujourner, Westspace (2005).

In 2006 he was included in the major survey show Responding to Rome: British Artists in Rome, 1995 - 2005 at the Estorick Collection, London. In 2008 he presented video work at the LOOP ’08 film festival in Barcelona and at the Urban Screens ’08 international conference and exhibition at Federation Square, Melbourne. In 2009, he presented an animation at the International Film Festival, Rotterdam. In 2010, he presented a major commissioned work in Experimenta Utopia Now: International Biennial of Media Art, Melbourne, which was later selected as the opening film of the 2010 Off and Free Film Festival, Korea; as well as a series of animations at Media Facades Festival Europe. His work was also selected for the 2009 Asian Art Biennial in Taiwan, at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. In 2011, he received support from both Arts Victoria and the Besen Family Foundation to present a major new digital video work at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago. In addition, he has received major commissions for public art works and specific projects from Wallace Cititraining, London (1999); the British School at Rome (2001); Arts Tasmania (2002); Experimenta (2008); and the Linden Centre for Contemporary Art (2010).

He is currently Associate Dean (Education) and a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art in the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Monash University, Australia; as well as the Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Course Coordinator.

Qualifications

MFA (RCA): Institution: Royal College of Arts; Year awarded: 1999

BFA (OXON): Institution: University of Oxford; Year awarded: 1997

Publications

Book Chapters

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Real Drawing, in I walk the Line: New Australian Drawing, eds Christine Morrow, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW, pp. 10-11.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Souvenirs of Place and Meaning, in Marian Hosking: Jewellery, eds Theresa Willsteed, Thames & Hudson, Fishermans Bend Vic Australia, pp. 9-32.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Marian Hosking: tracing nature, in Tracks: Works in Silver 2005-2006 Marian Hosking, eds Marian Hosking and Bernard Hoffert, MAI Press, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 2-9.

Journal Articles

Wise, C., 2011, Monkey business: John Vella's Hangbang (Nightshift), Un Magazine [P], vol 5, issue 1, Un Projects inc, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 70-72.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Future Spaces in Contemporary Australia Art: The law of proximity, overexposure and the city, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies [P], vol 23, issue 6, Routledge, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 937-954.

Conference Proceedings

Wise, C., 2010, Electric light and the abyss: digital media and the representation of disaster, AAANZ (Art Association of Australia and New Zealand) Tradition and Transformation, 1 to 4 December, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ), Adelaide SA Australia, p. 78.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Digital Media, Art and the Overexposed City, Solid States/Liquid Objects: Discourses of Mediation, 19 August 2009, Monash University Faculty of Art & Design, Melbourne, Vic, p. 2.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Digital Media, Art and the Overexposed City, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy Annual Conference, 29 November - 1 December 2009, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 1-8.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Future spaces in contemporary Australian art: spectacle, overexposure and the city, Futures CSAA 2008, 6-9 December, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, p. 1.

Other

Wise, C.J.E., 2012, Arcadia, HD digital animation (urban screen projection), Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Wise, C., 2011, Curious Music, Essay for Euan Heng's exhibition "Curious Music", Boutwell Drper Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

Wise, C., 2011, Disaster, Australian Experimental Art Foundation (AEAF), Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australian Experimental Art Foundation (AEAF), Adelaide, South Australia, 19 August to 17 September.

Wise, C., 2011, Disaster (Tsunami, Japan 2011), digital prints on vinyl, White Street Project, Frankston, Victoria.

Wise, C., 2011, When the Dead Help the Living, Catalogue essay, Light Projects, Melbourne, VIC.

Wise, C., 2011, When the Dead Help the Living, Curation of group exhibition: four artists, Light Projects, Melbourne, VIC.

Dziekan, V., Innocent, T., Wise, C., Collins, J., Hwang, I., 2010, Concept Design and Equipment Recommendation, Monash Art & Design, Caulfield East Vic Australia, pp. 1-30.

Wise, C., 2010, Explosion, Digital media installation, Sarah Scout, Melbourne, Vic.

Wise, C., 2010, Fire (Kuwait, 1992), Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda, Vic, 15 May to 27 June 2010.

Wise, C., 2010, Gnotuk, RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) Gallery, Melbourne Books, Melbourne Vic Australia, 23 July to 11 September 2010.

Wise, C., 2010, Gnotuk, Commentary on 'Gnotuk' for 'Designing Place: An Archaeology of the Western District', Melbourne Books, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 56-59.

Wise, C.J.E., 2010, Xanadu, Black Box, the Arts Centre, Melbourne, Vic, Experimenta Media Arts Inc, Melbourne, Vic, 12 February to 14 March 2010.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Elsewhere Series (2009), Digital video, International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Everyday Utopia, Catalogue essay, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 2-5.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Future Spaces in Contemporary Australian Art: The Law of Proximity, Overexposure and the City, Presentation at symposium, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy, Melbourne, Vic.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Silver Seams and Small Blocks, Catalogue essay, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne, Vic.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Summertime, Digital video installation, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) @ Mirka.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, World Machine, Catalogue essay, Hugo Michell Gallery, Beulah Park, SA, pp. 1-2.

Wise, C.J.E., 2009, Writing on Drawing: Essays on Drawing Practice and Research, edited by Steve Garner (2008), Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, vol 8, issue 1, Intellect Ltd, Bristol, UK, pp. 93-95.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, DRAWN ENCOUNTERS, the gallery at Wimbledon College of Art, the gallery at Wimbledon College of Art, Wimbledon, United Kingdom, 4 September to 17 October.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, In Flagrante Delicto, Catalogue Essay, Blindside, Melbourne, VIC, pp. 1-2.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, John Young, Exhibition Review, frieze, London, United Kingdom, Issue 115, May 2008, p. 169.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Kathy Temin, Exhibition Review, frieze, London, United Kingdom, Issue 114, April 2008, p. 174.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Looking back/looking forward, Frieze Magazine, issue 112, Durian Publications, London, UK, p. 120.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Monash Momentum 2008: Research community, Catalogue Essay, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, VIC, pp. 1-2.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Natural Disaster, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne, Vic, 14 August to 14 September 2008.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Obligate mutualist symbiosis, Catalogue Essay, Objects in Space, Melbourne, Vic, pp. 10-13.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Phillip Brophy, Exhibition Review, Frieze, London, United Kingdom, Issue 113, March 2008, p. 194.

Wise, C.J.E., 2008, Studies from Elsewhere Series, Hotel Catalonia Ramblas, LOOP, Barcelona, Spain, 9 May.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Ann Holt: Still Waters, Catalogue essay, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, Vic, p. 1.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Dream Home, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre London Bridge, Novas Contemporary Urban Centre London Bridge, London, UK, 5 April to 5 May.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Jordan Baseman: Human Behaviour, Exhibition catalogue, Monash Faculty of Art & Design Gallery, Monash University, Caulfield, Vic, p. 1.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Presencing Nature, Catalogue essay, NETS Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, p. 1.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Rhapsodia, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Vic, 2 November to 15 December.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Shrine On! You Crazy Diamond, Platform Artists Group Inc, Platform Artists Group Inc, Melbourne, Vic, 27 April to 4 May.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Strange Geography, Curation, Exhibition curation, Kingsgate Gallery, London, UK.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Strange Geography, Exhibition, Kingsgate Gallery, Kingsgate Gallery, London, 9-28 February.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Stranger Geography, Curation, Monash University Prato Centre.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Stylish Universe, Catalogue essay, University of Tasmania, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, pp. 10-19.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Tape 1 Tape 2, Curation, Faculty Gallery, Monash University Faculty of Art & Design, Caulfield East, Vic.

Wise, C.J.E., 2007, Tokyo: Floating World, Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas, 21 September to 12 October.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Group Exhibition (31 August - 16 September 2006), Yarra Sculpture Gallery.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Cate Consadine: Candy Cane, Catalogue Essay, Gertrude Contemporary Arts Spaces, Fitzroy Vic Australia, p. 1.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Euan Heng: Conjured Constructions, Catalogue Essay, ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 33-34.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Louisa Hubbard + John Vella: Post-op, Catalogue Essay, Conical Gallery, Fitzroy Vic Australia, pp. 1-2.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, MOT Annual 2006 Museum of Contempory Art, Frieze issue 100, vol 1, issue 100, Durian Publications Ltd, London UK, p. 276.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Maria Zeiss: Path-Crossing, Catalogue Essay, Gallery 101, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 1.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Pleasures and Terrors - The City, Blindside Gallery, Blindside, Melbourne Vic Australia, 04 May 2006 to 25 May 2006.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Proclaiming Space: Greer Honeywill, Catalogue Essay, Span Gallery, Melbourne Vic Australia, 1, pp. 1-2.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Responding to Rome: British artists in Rome 1995-2005, Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, The British School of Art, London UK, 18 Jan-26 Mar 06.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Sherrie Knipe: Tongue twister, Catalogue Essay, Sullivan + Strumpf fine arts, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 1.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Superhappiness, Conical Gallery, Conical Inc, Fitzroy Vic Australia, 05 August 2006 to26 August 2006.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, The B side, Blindside, Blindside, Melbourne Vic Australia, 01 December 2006 to 16 December 2006.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Uncertain Moments, Catalogue Essay, Contemporary Art Services Tasmania, North Hobart Tas Australia, 1, pp. 5-7.

Wise, C.J.E., 2006, Water, Group Exhibition, Satorial Contemporary Art.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Academici. International & National Touring Exhibition, Curator, Touring exhibition. Monash University Faculty Gallery..

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Academici: The Australia Council Rome Residency 1999-2004, Written Publication. Fine Art, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, N.A., pp. 4-6.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Australian Drawing Now: Labouring Lightly, Article, Artlink, Adelaide SA Australia, Vol. 25, No. 1, March 2005, pp. 35-38.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Contemporary Abstraction: Four Melbourne Painters, Criterion Gallery, Hobart, Hobart.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Extra-Aesthetic, Contributing Curator & Catalogue essay, MUMA, Faculty Gallery, Monash University.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Frieze, Article, Mathew Slotover & Amanda Sharp, London UK, Issue 90, April 2005, pp. 110-113.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Kit Wise, Rosemary O'Rourke & Charlotte Bell, Kings Artist Run Initiative, Melbourne, 7/10/05-29/10/05.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Kit Wise: New Work, Criterion Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, 13 Octocber 2005 to 8 November 2005.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Letitia Street Studios, Plimsoll Gallery. University of Tasmania, Tasmania, 20/8/05 to 11/9/05.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Marie-Jeanne Hoffner, Fine Arts, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 3-5.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Nathan Taylor: Concrete Poetics, catalogue essay, Brian Moore Gallery, Brian Moore Gallery, p. 8.

Wise, C.J.E., Gorman, J.M., 2005, Re/Thinking, BUS gallery, Melbourne, Vic, 4/10/05 - 22/10/05.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Roarers, Ocular Lab Inc, Brunswick West, Victoria, 9 April 2005 to 17 April 2005.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, Sojourner, Westspace, Melbourne, Victoria, 6 May 2005 - 21 May 2005.

Wise, C.J.E., 2005, UN Magazine, Quarterly National Art Journal, BPA Print Group, Melbourne Vic Australia, Issue 3, 2005, Autumn, pp. 28-29.

Wise, C.J.E., 2004, Chaotic Attractors: Jake Chapman Lecture Tour 04, Journal Article, Artlink Australia, Adelaide SA Australia, Volume 24, Number 2. 2004, pp. 60-61.

Wise, C.J.E., 2004, Frieze, Author, Durian Publications, England, London UK, Issue 85, Sept 2004, pp. 114-117.

Wise, C.J.E., 2004, Group material, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Nth Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 18/03/04 - 02/04/04.

Wise, C.J.E., 2004, James Lynch, Exhibition review, Durian Publications Ltd, London UK, Issue 80, January /February 2004, pp. 98-99.

Quinn, L., Trevethan, M.J., Wise, C.J.E., 2004, Neighbours, Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, February.

Wise, C.J.E., 2004, No harm in looking, Blank Space, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 4 June 2004 to 23 June 2004.

Meneghetti, M., Talalla, N., Gailer, J., Pillai, P., Daniel, J., Mountford, A., Toomey, D., Burgess, K., Lee, B., Wise, C.J.E., Doyle, A., Betts, B., Thjung, J., Kalantzis, S., Allen, R., Marburg, A., 2004, Part of the Next Wave Festival, Kings Artist Run Space, Melbourne, Australia, 14/05/04 - 05/06/04.

Wise, C.J.E., Wollmering, D., Garrett, S., 2004, Practice in Progress, Counihan Gallery In Brunswick, 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC, 10 September 2004 to 3 October 2004.

Wise, C.J.E., 2004, Scratch Video Project, Kings Artist Run Initiative, Level 1/171 King Street Melbourne Vic 3000, 14 May - 5 June.

Wise, C.J.E., 2003, Body Bag, Academy Gallery, University of Tasmania, Launcheston TAS Australia, 28 July 2003 to 22 August 2003.

Smith, K.M., Wise, C.J.E., 2003, Drawing 2003: Marking the Terrain, Curation of exhibition 'Drawing - Marking the Terrain', October 2003, Faculty Gallery, Monash University, Caulfield, Vic.

Wise, C.J.E., 2003, Marginalia, Curation of exhibition Marginalia at City Gallery, November 2003 to January 2004, Melbourne VIC Australia.

Wise, C.J.E., 2003, Nocturne, RMIT Project Space, Carlton VIC Australia, 12 May 2003 to 6 June 2003.

Wise, C.J.E., 2003, The Bold and the Beautiful, Carnegie Gallery, Hobart Tas Australia, 19 June 2003 to 3 August 2003.

Wise, C.J.E., 2003, The bold and the beautiful: new art from London, Curation of touring exhibition The Bold and the Beautiful, March to June 2003, Carlton VIC and Hobart TAS Australia.

Wise, C.J.E., 2003, Travelling the Roundabout, University of Tasmania, Burnie Tas Australia, 27 June 2003 to 25 July 2003.

Wise, C.J.E., 2002, Carnophilia, Article, Artlink Australia, Henley Beach SA Australia, Volume 22, Number 7, 2002, pp. 52-56.

Wise, C.J.E., 2002, Glory Box, Catalogue essay, University of Tasmania, Launceston TAS Australia, July 2002, pp. 1-3.

Wise, C.J.E., 2002, Matt Warren: Dead of Night, Catalogue essay, CAST Gallery, Hobart Tas Australia.

Wise, C.J.E., 2002, Oh, What A Sweet Thing Is This Perspective, Faculty Gallery, Caulfield VIC Australia, 08 July 2002 to 29 July 2002.

Wise, C.J.E., 2002, The Shape of Air, Review of exhibition, Artlink Australia, Henley Beach SA Australia, Volume 22, Number 3, 2002, p. 94.

Wise, C.J.E., Hosking, M., 2002, The World More Near, RMIT Project Space, Carlton VIC Australia, 24 September 2002 to 12 October 2002.

Wise, C.J.E., 2001, Tourist, CAST Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 5/10/2001- 3/10/01.

Wise, C.J.E., 2000, Rosa, Pino Casagrande Gallery, Rome, Italy, 12/07/00-28/07/00.

Wise, C.J.E., 2000, Tabley (Hope), The Tabley House Collection, Tabley House, knutsford, Cheshire, 26/08/00 - 12/10/00.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: An investigation into the role that innate knowledge of physical principles plays in viewing art.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Anthropocentrism and the environmental dilemma: a studio investigation and interrogation of humanity's ecological conundrum and the discourse pertainig to this situation.
Supervisors:: Terstappen, C (Main), Wise, C (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Fabricating meaning: framing death and violence in contemporary photography.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main), Wollmering, D (Associate).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Immesive Digital Landscapes and Historical Replication..
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Repetitive Action Makes Things Float.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Sensing ether: a studio based investigation into perceiving atmosphere, light and life support systems.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).

Program of Study:: (MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Vandalism: contextual disruption as a site of cultural production .
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:: Antanaitis, D.
Program of Study:: Word Power and the Human Condition. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main), Jones-O''Neill, J (Associate).
Student:: Bell, A.
Program of Study:: The Paradox of Spectacular Evidence: Hysteria & The Construction of Female Consciousness. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:: Roberts, J (Joint), Wise, C (Joint-Co).
Student:: Brick, J.
Program of Study:: Abstract Painting and Contemporary Ideas. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).
Student:: Cooke, P.
Program of Study:: What it is to be Human. (Masters) 2004.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).
Student:: Davies, F.
Program of Study:: Unfinished irresolution. (Masters) 2005.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).
Student:: Durrant, B.
Program of Study:: BETWEEN BODIES (an anatomisation of language). (Masters) 2008.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).
Student:: Elliot, M.
Program of Study:: Minimum Disruption: A Studio Investigationinto Parallels Between the Absent Body in Abject Art and Minimalism. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:: Roberts, J (Main), Wise, C (Joint).
Student:: Green, T.
Program of Study:: Still Moving Image: A material investigation of visuality. (Masters) 2009.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).
Student:: Knipe, S.
Program of Study:: Artist in the Making. (Masters) 2006.
Supervisors:: Wollmering, D (Main), Wise, C (Joint).
Student:: Mooney, L.
Program of Study:: Observing Nature as Meaning in Contemporary Australian Sculpture. (Masters) 2008.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main).
Student:: O'Sullivan, J.
Program of Study:: Eroticism: The Erotic Body. (Masters) 2006.
Supervisors:: Stocks, B (Main), Wise, C (Joint).
Student:: White, A.
Program of Study:: Contemporary Abstraction: A Studio Investigation into Process, Pattern and Colour. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:: Coutts, M (Joint), Wise, C (Joint-Co).
Student:: Wong, K.
Program of Study:: WRITING WORDS INTO ACTIONS: The Work of Language in the Practices of Conceptual Art and Pierre Bourdieu. (Masters) 2007.
Supervisors:: Wise, C (Main), Palmer, D (Joint).
Student:: Zeiss, M.
Program of Study:: Cross Cultures: Painting the landscape of Southern Italy and Australia as an investigation into the many diasporas that have impacted on those lands. . (Masters) 2009.
Supervisors:: Coutts, M (Joint-Co), Wise, C (Joint).