Nothing matters [...] mountain. is a duo exhibition questioning structures of success and usefulness within capitalism, embracing redundancy and failure as a vehicle. Through a capitalist-critical, neurodiverse and absurdist lens, the artists present a series of sculptural, installation and video works that question why all things must be measured for worth under a metric of ‘working’.

Using out-of-context machinery, toys, puppets and games, Ruby Stevens and Louella Michael contrast “wasted time” and employable productivity. By placing mechanisms of productivity in contexts of uselessness, the artists question normative metrics of success through irony, exaggeration and humour. In doing so, they seek to celebrate activities that may fall outside of traditional productivity.