Commissioned by Broached Commissions and Asialink Arts Australia for the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) Beijing, this exhibition explored the dialogue between Australian design and Asian philosophy through a sequence of immersive architectural spaces. Rather than presenting furniture and objects within a conventional gallery, the installation unfolded as a journey through contrasting atmospheres.

The pavilion was organised around two interconnected environments. A light pavilion, constructed from pale timber and terrazzo, embodied openness and stillness. Sculptural works were spaced generously, allowing each to be encountered individually within a calm architectural setting.

The dark pavilion, by contrast, embraced intimacy and enclosure. Black timber frames and suspended ink-wash textile panels formed a layered landscape of shifting transparency, drawing visitors through a series of thresholds before revealing objects within carefully framed pools of light. Inspired by Chinese ink painting, the patterned screens dissolved the boundary between architecture and artwork, allowing shadow and movement to animate the space.

Rather than illustrating yin and yang directly, the pavilion translated their complementary relationship into spatial experience. Openness and enclosure, solidity and transparency existed in dialogue, creating an exhibition where architecture became an active participant in the encounter between Australian design and Asian cultural thought.