Between

Door Christophe Muylaert, 2026

40cm x 50cm

Between presents an apparently coherent system that is structurally unable to operate. At the bottom of a transparent epoxy block lies a metal drain strainer. Above it, a bathtub plug is partially cast into the same mass, positioned as if resting or floating, yet effectively immobilised. The chain runs over the edge of the block and terminates in a very small resin cube in which only the fastening ring is sealed. All components are present. Their alignment suggests proper function. Yet no transmission occurs. The mechanism is not destroyed but minimally interrupted, precisely at the point where transfer should take place. The obstruction is small, almost banal, yet decisive. Transparency plays a double role: it promises clarity and control while fixing the very distance that prevents operation. What is visible remains inaccessible. What logically belongs together remains materially separated. Between materialises a state of permanent potential without effect — a system that appears rational, yet in which the possibility of action is structurally suspended.

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