Will Return

Lisson is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Ceal Floyer (1968 – 2025) with the gallery in China. Coinciding with her presentation Unfinished at Berggruen Arts & Culture, Palazzo Diedo, Venice, the exhibition features a rigorously concise grouping of sculptural works and readymades showcasing Floyer’s conceptual precision and dry wit.

Floyer’s practice interrogates familiar objects through a subtle defamiliarisation, exposing the disjunction between linguistic and visual registers. Characterised by a deceptive simplicity, her propositions employ double-takes and shifting perspectives to compel perceptual renegotiation. The resulting oeuvre achieves a distinctive tone of quiet resonance, wherein minimal gestures result in a reconsideration of the quotidian that is at once playful and profound.

Upon entering, visitors encounter the floor-based work Meeting Point (2013), which comprises a circular arrangement of red arrows mimicking universal signage seen in public spaces. Whilst the work delivers a directive, the configuration leads nowhere, with the language of orientation providing no actual destination. This intervention renders a familiar navigational tool functionally absurd, generating cognitive dislocation.