If you're in the mood for an abstruse, slightly puzzling moment, head to Naka-Meguro, one of Tokyo's acknowledged artistic odd spots, and get yourself to The Container: literally a metal cargo container — but one set in the midst of a hair salon. As soon as you arrive, you may be assailed by feelings of "why the heck did I come here?," as you are forced — if you are even a little above average male height — to stoop into the cramped and slightly malodorous space. The thought "Is that burned hair?" might even pass through your mind.
I suspect the weirdness of the venue is deliberate, as one of the declared objectives of contemporary art is to disorient. That is what The Container definitely does: You don't quite feel that you're at an exhibition, but you're not there to get your hair cut either. Or are you?
The present show, "Be Seeing You," comprises two video installations and a couple of sheets of paper with what appears to be a transcribed garbled conversation lifted from someone's Facebook or Twitter account — all by London-based artist Ami Clarke.