Hilde Mertens
Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy
the hong kong club I
the emptiness of poems
march-may 2023
Reading between the lines to find the magic and “fingerprints” of the old Masters. Xu Wei, Wang Duo, Emperor Huizong and Mi Fu have become immediate favorites.
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In practice, the ink will flow, its energy and empty spaces become silent, and the Masters show a bit of their inner selves. To them, their inner world is the same as what they experience outside.
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What else to do than look beyond the brush strokes they left. Practice, break the rules and slowly explore this world that seems limitless.
the hong kong club II
letters from the universe
march-may 2024
What better than follow the beautiful Buddhist and Daoist concept of “the 10,000 things” who move and flow between what is and was, and what could be or never will. It is the Universe talking back. It's an invitation to take part and become more than an observer. If we listen closely, ten thousand things become ten thousand thoughts. Once the mind is silent and alone with the brush, writing calligraphy becomes a spiritual practice.