Hilde Mertens
Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy
rhythm of strokes exhibition
Le Meridien-cyberport, hk
july-sept 2023
The Rhythm of Strokes Exhibition delves into the significance and narratives conveyed through Chinese symbols and pictograms. To uncover the shared energy and expressions that connect us within and beyond our stories.
Rhythm of strokes, each with a beginning, a middle and an end. Chinese brushes, paper and ink, nowhere else to hide. But thousands of years of poems and culture to explore.
imagine that one stroke, (-, yi) is much more than the number one. but the philosophical principle from which heaven and earth and all living things originated. (Kihoon Lee)
It is easy to paint ghosts and devils. The most difficult are dogs, horses and other things
​Why? Because people are familiar with dogs and horses, but no one has ever seen a ghost or devil (Han Fei, 280-233BC)