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Zeno Izen
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hello
Hi, I am Zeno Izen.
Zeno Izen is an internet handle. My 'real' name is Matthew Carey. You can call me whatever.
I am interested in anything to do with mail art. That includes postcards, art that fits in an envelope. zines, add-and-pass, anything else that could remotely be called mail art.
If you send me something, I will send you something. You can also just tell me your address, or to grab your address off your page. (This is the only place on the internet I'll take addresses, btw.) I mail to anywhere on earth that has mail service.
My aim is to gather as many contacts as I can until I can take my mail art operations 100% offline. I feel like mixing mail art and the internet often leads to having the internet take over too much.
Blah blah enough. My address is on this page somewhere but I'll put it here too.:
Matthew Carey
PO Box 1886
Grants Pass, OR 97528
USA
No need to tell me if you're sending me something, but if you do it will help me know you're here and I will post photos of your art if I am aware you are on IUOMA.<|
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- Mail-Artist since:
- 1990
- My Website (without http://):
- http://instagram.com/matthewcarey238
- Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
- I like making things. I like mailing things. I like meeting people who like making things and mailing things.
- My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
- zeno izen
c/o matthew carey
PO Box 1886
Grants Pass, OR 97528
(I think the post office people rather see my government name)
Zeno Izen's Blog
three types of postcards, randomly distributed
Posted on October 30, 2026 at 10:00am 2 Comments 5 Likes
A lot of you have received one or more postcards from me. The near-daily issuance of postcards is just one arm of the mail art operation here, but it is the most visible and most widely distributed. I've written a few words about this facet of the project. I think that explaining the intent and ideas that I have about the postcards will make them a little bit more interesting, so I am posting this text here. This is the first draft.
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Postcards are a central…
Continuea couple quick notes
Posted on October 23, 2026 at 11:20pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
not really enough for a blog post but too much for a status update...
first thanks everyone who's sent stuff so far. I'm trying to respond to everyone in kind but you know, disorngizned.
more photos will be posted as I'm able.
meanwhile, and importantly, I'm turning focus to overseas correspondents. that's more than a couple of people in here so let me say stand by for something more than a postcard. but not something you're gonna have to pay tax on.…
Continuemuch mail received this week + weekend notes
Posted on October 4, 2026 at 9:00pm 11 Comments 3 Likes
What a week. So much inbound mail. I will get to that in a second here but first...
Early in the week I got a slip in my po box that said to go to the counter to get a piece of mail. I did that and one thing led to another and now the name Zeno Izen is assigned to po box 1886 as well as my government name, so there should be no more bounced mail.
Thank you everyone with your patience about all this. Going forward there should be no glitches of that type. We are now looking…
items from Ficus, Cascadia Artpost and Jeremiah Paddock, plus weekend notes
Posted on September 26, 2026 at 11:25pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
weekend notes for sept 26 2026
received three items in the mail this week. I'll say more about that in a second but first I have to address something.
attached with this blog post you'll see picture of a sticky note that was stuck on the back of a postcard I received on Thursday. if you dont see the pic, the text on the note is 'mail for this person always needs the c/o matthew carey to be delivered: let others know as well: we have returned mail due to name not on…
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postcard remix from Matt Mirza
"oh no! I'm glad i put it into an envelope. i was worried it would fall off in transit. i am using a kraft "ultra bonding" glue stick. i will try to make it with other better bonding material next time. "
postcard remix from Matt Mirza
"I remember seeing that somewhere. obv I didnt know where it came from. I might still have it though. I will try to find it and reattach.
meannwhile I have received the card you send that had cardboard circles attached. they are coming off one…"
"that's really good. it has a head and shoulders almost, like a person, but then..."
items from MH//ANTIPODE
"MH//ANTIPODE: eh, if the envelope was well decorated it might be hard for the machines to know where it came from. that is too bad. I guess pour one out for the ones who didnt make it.
Ilya Semenenko-Basin: yes it certainly is. "
remixes from C. A. McEntee
"It makes sense to me, I am pretty sure.
But I'm having a lot of thoughts about this and that's making it hard for me to respond. You've got me thinking.
I know this for sure though: dont get mad about it.
it would be silly…"
"great to hear it. you never know, you know? send a card when you feel like you want to. (I wonder if there's an amount of people who feel obligated to respond 1:1 when I send them something. I hope not!)"
"Created while thinking about artificial intelligence...😁🤫😉❕"
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wow so you're a true local---cool. I've been here 10 years. It took about a year before I met any real Southern Oregonians. But now I know some real old timers--folks whose properties were settled in the Oregon trail era--mostly out in the Williams area. I just went ahead and sent something off to you this morning...the postal workers get a kick out of me for sure! Look forward to your mail!
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Hi Mathhew aka Zeno Izen
My name is Ruby and I am a recent addition to IUOMA. One of my new friends asked if I knew you as I also live in Grants Pass. Would love to connect and exchange mail. I'll send something soon. I am also a post-crosser and exchanging mail via swap-bot. I got inspired when I attended a meeting of the San Francisco Correspondance Club last summer. It was so fun. I would like to start something similar here locally with live meetups. What part of town are you in? I am near Wildlife Images. Ruby aka BeeBlume
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Thank you for the mail art Zeno! 💚
Thanks for the postcard! I'll send you something sometime this week
Thanks Matthew Carey
Group OwnerCassaglia artista Neo-Fluxus said…
Grazie...un abbraccio. Bruno
As I yours thank you very much, and a reply's on the way in today's mail. Y'r new ol' Bud, Fike!
Got a postcard headed your way! Thanks for adding me.
Mailart to come your way soon-ish. Wd be "soon" 'ceptin' my 83 year old clock don' keep perfect time!😁
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