A sleek industrial panel by Nicolas Deshayes, *Acids (1)* combines anodised aluminium with vacuum formed plastic to create a surface that hovers between the clinical and the corporeal. The work's undulating forms and lustrous finish evoke both manufacturing processes and organic matter, suggesting chemical or biological transformation. Deshayes exploits the tension between the rigid metallic support and the pliable, skin-like plastic to produce an object that feels simultaneously synthetic and strangely alive.