In The infinite distance between two points (no.6), Paul Bai positions two black dots onto the gallery wall relative to its proportions. The placement emphasises the space between and around the circles. His interest in negative space references Chinese calligraphy and painting traditions, in which negative space is respected for its role in producing an elegant work of art.

Many of Bai’s artworks include two main elements in tension with one another, making subtle reference to the artist’s personal position as someone who was born in China and lives in Australia — or, more broadly, evoking moments of vacillation in everyday life. A stand-in for the artist, the viewer becomes a third element in The infinite distance between two points (no.6) as their attention is torn between the dots.