In Pursed Lip, Fan in Hand, Anders Holen transforms the gallery into a metabolic system where objects respire, circulate, and exert pressure. The title refers to physiological techniques for managing breathlessness, signaling a shift from exhaustion to regulated circulation.

Trembling walls of recycled plastic turn the space itself into a breathing participant, where Holen explores the hidden logic of objects. We encounter Bios, a figure burdened by history standing amidst the debris of its creation, and Logos, a "perpetual motion" machine kept alive by a mechanical pump. Surrounding them, wall works framed by industrial cooling fins attempt to freeze the volatile energy of capital and decay.

As the boundary between the mechanical and the biological dissolves, Holen leaves us with a question: Are we the ones using these tools, or are they the ones quietly regulating us?