Swiping Calligraphy, 2021
Ink on xuan paper, 60cm x 105cm (each)
Video shown on smart phone

The work unites the ancient calligraphy with the act of swiping. The symbols are the swiping movements for writing the words “here”, “nothing” and “this” on a phone, translated to calligraphy. The Zen monks used calligraphy as a form of meditation. The moment when the ink brush hits the paper was seen as a “point of no return” also called ”Sei Do”. Swiping and Calligraphy can both be seen as each other’s opposites and similarities. The work explores if the trivial movement of swiping could be an act of Zen.