Kaifan Wang’s Tumbleweed series resembles the movement and round form of the eponymous plant in swirling brushstrokes that verge on abstraction. Born in Hohhot, China, the artist now lives and works in Berlin, where, in his words: “a grain of sand blown into one’s eyes on a Berlin street can remind him of flying dust in Inner Mongolia.” Earth-toned, calligraphic, swirling marks overlap in and spill out of his 2023 painting Tumbleweed VIII. Contemplating his personal experiences with migration, Wang balances the chaos of a tumbleweed’s inertia with its peaceful terrestrial color palette, true to the plant’s existence. He evinces the fluctuating experience of living in an increasingly global economy. In response to life’s unpredictability and social upheavals, Wang seeks to channel the spirit of the tumbleweed—following the destination of the wind in surrender.