calm

Made from a seemingly random selection of materials sourced from nearby construction sites, Shanghai-based artist collective MadeIn Company’s installation at Offsite prompts us to think about perception. At first glance Calm appears to be debris from a recent disaster, demolition or construction project, but upon closer inspection the pile of rubble slowly undulates, simulating a mirage. In a state of constant flux, this site-specific sculpture evokes the endlessly changing cityscape that has become typical in present day China and elsewhere. Calm’s ambiguity, along with its unexpected ability to move, provokes us to question ways of observing, believing and understanding facts, and reminds us that the truth often differs from what it seems.