For those accustomed to seeing Jac Leirner’s choice of materials as inspired by the universe of circulation and consumption—examples include banknotes, cigarette packs, plastic bags, airplane ashtrays, business cards, and so on—her latest exhibition at Galeria Fortes Vilaça probably came as a surprise. “Hardware Seda – Hardware Silk” consisted mostly of construction tools and utensils, in particular objects used in the making and installing of artworks. Yet this opposition between consumption and production is far from straightforward. Part of a series begun during a residency at the