Statement of facts:

At 10am on 07/10/2020 when the gallery assistant of San Mei Gallery opened the door to begin her shift, they found a gargantuan black ‘shoe’ in the exhibition space.

They couldn’t understand how such a big object entered the gallery space and why it was there. They immediately called the director to advise her about what they had just acknowledged, and while on the call, the strange object started propagating music in the whole room. Since then, the ‘shoe’ kept behaving this way till the present moment.

Investigative hypothesis:

Being familiar with UPOs (Unidentified Performing Objects), my first thought was that the object described by the assistant could be one of them. What didn’t convince me was the size of it and the fact that it was regularly emitting pleasant sounds.

Action plan:

On 29/05/2021 I scheduled a visit to the location with CJ Calderwood, a highly qualified colleague from TLSB, and talented saxophonist.

Through their music, I intend to begin a conversation with the gargantuan ‘shoe’. Speaking its language, my intention is to communicate with it, understanding why and how it reached us; hoping that this would not result in an uncontrollable altercation.