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China: In many ways, China is RBW’s ideal inspiration destination, as there are manifestations of the trio’s obsessions at every turn: Strange, beautiful pops of color (as in the Edward Burtynsky factory photograph above), natural forms, an overwhelming sense of randomness, and obvious nods to the tools and processes of industry. “We took this amazing video along the highway, where they’d parked all of this brand-new construction equipment,” says Brill. “An endless line of Caterpillar front-end loaders and diggers — right off the factory floor.”