Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum

Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum Current Exhibition "Improvisation", from September 20, 2024 to January 19, 2025

25/07/2026

Event Recap | Thank You for Joining Us๐Ÿ’œ

After our opening was postponed due to the heavy rain warning, we were especially happy to finally gather together last Sunday for an afternoon of screenings, artist talks, and conversation.

The event brought together two exhibitions currently on view at the museum. Participating artists Dafu Yan and Riar Rizaldi shared their practices and works from ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰, while curator Lifang Zhang introduced ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘จ๐’“๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’† and the research behind the exhibition.

A heartfelt thank you to all the artists and speakers, and to everyone who stayed with us for the full four hours and took part in such an open and engaged conversation.

Both ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰ and ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘จ๐’“๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’† are on view through October 11. We warmly invite you to visit the exhibitions and continue the conversation with us.

Open Call | Inside-Out Art Museum Residency 2027Inside-Out Art Museum Residency is now open for applications.The residen...
24/07/2026

Open Call | Inside-Out Art Museum Residency 2027

Inside-Out Art Museum Residency is now open for applications.

The residency invites visual artists, curators, and cultural practitioners to develop their practices through artistic research, experimentation, and dialogue within one of Beijingโ€™s leading independent platforms for contemporary art and research.

Located in Beijing, Inside-Out Art Museum provides a context that brings together exhibition-making, critical inquiry, and public programming. The 3-month residency offers participants time and space to conduct research, develop new work, and engage with artists, curators, researchers, and cultural practitioners in China and beyond.

Location: Inside-Out Art Museum, Beijing, China
Residency period: 1 March โ€“ 30 May 2027
Application deadline: 27 August 2026, 16:00 (Dutch time)

For application details and further information, please visit:
https://www.mondriaanfonds.nl/subsidie-aanvragen/regelingen/residency/inside-out-art-museum-beijing-china/

Upcoming Public Program | Artist Talks & Delayed Opening EventThe exhibitions ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰ and ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ...
15/07/2026

Upcoming Public Program | Artist Talks & Delayed Opening Event

The exhibitions ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰ and ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ: ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘จ๐’“๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’† officially opened to the public today at Inside-Out Art Museum.

This Sunday, we invite you to join the first public program of the exhibitions, which also marks their postponed opening event. Participating artists Yan Dafu and Riar Rizaldi from ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰ , together with curator Zhang Lifang of ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ, will share their artistic and curatorial practices through talks and discussions. The program will also feature screenings of three films by Riar Rizaldi.

Scan the QR code to register.๐Ÿ“

In accordance with the flood season warning issued by the meteorological authorities, and in order to ensure the safety ...
10/07/2026

In accordance with the flood season warning issued by the meteorological authorities, and in order to ensure the safety and well-being of our visitors, artists, and staff, Inside-Out Art Museum has decided to cancel the opening event originally scheduled for July 11, 2026, for the two exhibitions.

Inside-Out Art Museum will postpone its reopening and officially open to the public on July 15, 2026 (Wednesday). On that day, the two exhibitions, Crash, Crush and If These Walls Could Talk, will be presented to the public for the first time. We warmly welcome visitors to experience the exhibitions.

Sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the weather conditions and appreciate your understanding and support. We kindly ask visitors to stay informed about the weather situation, plan their visits accordingly, and take necessary safety precautions.

Look forward to welcoming you at Inside-Out Art Museum once the weather clears up and meeting you in the exhibition halls.

Upcoming Exhibition | ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘จ๐’“๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’†๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 11 โ€” ๐‘ถ๐’„...
08/07/2026

Upcoming Exhibition | ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œ: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘จ๐’“๐’• ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’†

๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 11 โ€” ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ 11, 2026

โ€œ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’๐’Œโ€ originates from Mbare Art Space (MAS), founded by Zimbabwean artist Moffat Takadiwa. The project takes as its point of departure a former colonial municipal beer hall transformed into a community art space, examining the continually evolving relationships between architecture, history, memory, and public life. Through workshops, artist residencies, community engagement, and artistic practices, the project brings together artists, residents, and participants to reactivate local memories through objects, stories, and collective processes, while exploring the potential of an art space as a form of public infrastructure connecting personal experiences, community relations, and historical narratives.

Presented at Inside-Out Art Museum, this exhibition extends the project into a dialogue with the Chinese context. The exhibition presents archival materials, moving images, installations, and related works that reflect on the multiple meanings of โ€œwallsโ€: as material remnants of power structures, and as mediums for reorganizing relationships, creating encounters, and imagining possible futures.

Rather than seeking to provide a definitive answer to the transformation of space, the exhibition invites audiences to reconsider how art spaces emerge, how new spatial relationships can be created, and how we might respond to inherited structures while opening up possibilities for the future.

Curators: Lifang Zhang and Moffat Takadiwa
With support from Nora Mรผller
Exhibition Coordinator: Rory Guan
Exhibition Assistants: Li Zejun, Rey Ma

Opening Event
๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 11, 2026
Venue: Conference Room,Beijing Inside-Out Art Musuem

16:30-17:00
Curator's Talk๏ฝœLifang Zhang

Upcoming Exhibition | ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 11 โ€” ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ 11, 2026 Reality has come to resemble an accident prolonged over tim...
08/07/2026

Upcoming Exhibition | ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’‰, ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’‰

๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’š 11 โ€” ๐‘ถ๐’„๐’•๐’๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ 11, 2026

Reality has come to resemble an accident prolonged over time. Taking this condition as its point of departure, the exhibition Crash, Crush considers โ€œaccidentโ€ as a lens through which to examine the present, exploring how it has moved beyond the realm of isolated events to become a structural condition that shapes our experiences of reality, bodily perceptions, modes of understanding, and states of being.

The exhibition presents the practices of 28 artists and artist groups from China, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Georgia, and other countries and regions, encompassing diverse media including painting, video, installation, and sculpture. Drawing from specific social experiences and historical contexts, the artists engage with the tensions, emotions, and states of being emerging from contemporary realities. Through the lens of โ€œaccident,โ€ the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider their positions within the present and seek new ways of understanding reality and imagining possibilities for action amid uncertainty.

๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ 
Tekla Aslanishvili, Qiwen Cao, Caorenhuo, CN F-bois, Gao Xiaoyi, Hu Qingtai, Huang Juan, Amos Huang Yi, Jin Yanan, Li Duo, Jiayi Lin, Liu Tong, Zhuosiqi Meng, Arum Nam, Public Transport Project, Riar Rizaldi, Taiki Sakpisit, Taikonot, The Art Workers, Bart Seng Wen Long, Song Ziwei, Smug Huker, Yuyu Wang, Dafu Yan, Yuen Nga Chi, Toni Tongyu Zhao, Jinkun Zhu, 011668

Artistic Director: Carol Yinghua Lu
Curators: Li Huiyi, Cao Liyao
Exhibition Cordinator: Rory Guan
Exhibition Assistant: Li Zejun

Opening Event
July 11, 2026
Venue: Conference Room,Beijing Inside-Out Art Musuem

14:00-14:15
Opening Speech
Carol Yinghua Lu | Director, Beijing Inside-Out Art Museum
Li Huiyi, Cao Liyao | Curators

14:15-16:15
Artist Talks: Jin Yanan, Jinkun Zhu, Hu Qingtai, Yuyu Wang

Installation & Opening Recap โœจLast week in Beijing, we spent several days installing ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ...
24/03/2026

Installation & Opening Recap โœจ

Last week in Beijing, we spent several days installing ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ (๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š-๐™ž๐™ฃ) and marking its opening together. Thank you to all the artists who joined us on site and helped set the tone throughout the process. We hope it remains a beautiful memory for everyone involved โค

Thank you for making this happen.

๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ (๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š-๐™ž๐™ฃ) remains on view through June 21.
More to come soon!

Current Exhibition | ๐‘ˆ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ : ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘œ ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž 14 โ€” ๐ฝ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘’ 21, 2026This exhibition ...
17/03/2026

Current Exhibition | ๐‘ˆ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ : ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘œ ๐‘Š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”

๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž 14 โ€” ๐ฝ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘’ 21, 2026

This exhibition brings together nearly 120 works created between 1956 and 2015, spanning the entirety of Zhao Wenliangโ€™s artistic career. The exhibition title, ๐‘ˆ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ธ๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ , does not refer to a direct depiction of external reality or an illustration of political ideas. In a cultural context where personal emotions were often avoided and artistic expression was narrowly tied to political visions, Zhao found in early modernist art of the nineteenth century a point of departure for emotional expression. From this, he developed a deeply personal and compelling artistic language. His paintings became his own way of speaking plainly from the heart.

In his works, familiar scenes like roads leading to harbors, mist-filled night streets, lotus ponds, solitary figures in forests, or a mother lying on a sickbed, take on symbolic significance. They gesture toward unseen realities: the pursuit of freedom, reflections on the hardships of life, and a quiet awareness of timeโ€™s passing. Through symbolism and associative imagery, these visual forms acquire an unusual freedom, allowing the artistโ€™s subjectivity to emerge clearly and directly engage the viewer. Symbolic suggestion imbues visible forms with poetic resonance and beauty, while reflections on human existence remain quietly embedded within compositions that are at once structurally balanced and spiritually charged. This distinctive approach sets Zhao Wenliang apart not only from other members of the No Name Group, but also from many artists who, in the intellectual climate of the 1970s, began experimenting primarily with formal innovation.

Curator: Carol Yinghua Lu

Upcoming Exhibition | ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘ฅโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› (๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’-๐‘–๐‘›)๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž 14 โ€” ๐ฝ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘’ 21, 2026At Inside-Out Art Museum, t...
09/03/2026

Upcoming Exhibition | ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘ฅโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› (๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’-๐‘–๐‘›)

๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž 14 โ€” ๐ฝ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘’ 21, 2026

At Inside-Out Art Museum, two-part exhibition ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘ฅโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› explores how artists generate mood and atmosphere within the white cube. It reveals how ambiance is shaped through works, displays, and juxtapositions.

๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘ฅโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› (๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’-๐‘–๐‘›) presents a cacophony of expressions and a state of flux. Eschewing static presentation, it engages viewers through playful, interactive displays, encouraging dialogue with artworks, other visitors, and museum staff to fully experience the works.

The exhibition functions as a Gesamtkunstwerk embracing beauty, mistakes, and play. Featuring thirty Chinese and international artists, it interrogates exhibition-making itself, examining how curators and artists navigate the complexities of shaping an exhibition. It focuses on where it truly begins, not at the opening, but in the curatorial decisions made beforehand.

๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ 
Claire Barrow, Joakim Wei Bernild, Benedikte Bjerre, Alfred Boman, Chong Yan Chuah, Dai Zhankun, DemonLovers Inc., Jason Dodge, Jules Fischer, Oscar Eriksson Furunes, Goodiepal, Eva Grubinger, Elaine W Ho, David Horwitz, Louise Lawler, Li Hanwei, Siyi Li, Erik Merisalu, David Moser, Ella Wang Olsson, Alizรฉe Quitman, Aฬsta Fanney Sigurรฐardoฬttir, Sin Wai Kin, Karolina Szwed, Pol Wah Tse, Quan Wenfei, Sofie Winther, Carla Zaccagnini, Zhi Wei

Artistic Director: Carol Yinghua Lu
Curator: Jacob Fabricius
Assistant Curator: Cao Liyao
Exhibition Coordinator: Rory Guan
Exhibition Assistant: Li Zejun, Li Huiyi
Visual Design: Dokho Shin

๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™˜๐™ช๐™จ | ๐™–๐™ก๐™›๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‡๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ2025Loudspeaker, Conveyor system, Festoon CablesVariable dimensi...
01/03/2026

๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™˜๐™ช๐™จ | ๐™–๐™ก๐™›๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‡๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ
2025
Loudspeaker, Conveyor system, Festoon Cables
Variable dimensions

Featured in ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ
Residency Institution: Inside-Out Art Museum

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‡๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™Ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ is a site-specific sound installation in which a motorized conveyor system moves continuously along a suspended rail. A loudspeaker mounted underneath projects sound in a narrow beam, audible only to those positioned directly below. Above, festoon cables power the device, tracing arcs in the air as the machine drifts back and forth.

The work transforms industrial infrastructure into a hybrid figure, part kite and part drone, collapsing their divergent histories. Both technologies were first developed for military purposes, but have evolved into radically different signifiers: one into a leisure and contemplative form of play, the other into a symbol of surveillance and control. The Last Slipstream of History inhabits the space between these poles, turning efficiency into drift and recurrence into a sonic instrument of duration.

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