Hilde Mertens
Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy
inspired by 3000 years of Chinese calligraphy & the emptiness in Chinese brush strokes
a walk through the oldest symbol system in the world, its stories, pictures and meaning to ... reinvent
My journey into Chinese calligraphy started with curiosity and a one-in-a-million chance to learn from a great Master. Soon, practice turned into intrigue about what lies beyond technique in the fingerprints and energy of the traditional Chinese Masters. Then, brushstrokes flow from “no thinking”, open spaces, silence and the constant change of the “ten thousand things”.
To listen to the universe is to see change happen and to understand a little of its emptiness. My space to listen to a deeper self that appears but equally quickly disappears.
Born in Belgium calling HK and Asia my home working in Investment/Private Banking and Management Consulting in Beijing, HK, Singapore and London. I hold a Master in Chinese & Econ, am an Oxford Said Business School alumnus and Board member of Lingnan University.