Hide and Seek: Yi Chun Wang Calligraphy Exhibition is the artist’s first major solo show. At the center of it is a very personal part of her daily life: the moments she shares with her cat, Taro. The exhibition grew out from her pondering the relationship between “hiding” and “seeking.” But the audience’s encounter with the work is a process of mutual searching. Sometimes Yi Chun looks for Taro as she quietly disappears into a corner. Sometimes Yi Chun hears a soft sound and knows Taro is nearby, but cannot see her yet. For the artist, inspiration often feels the same way. It appears suddenly, slips away quickly, and asks to be searched for. As she writes, Yi Chun seems to tuck part of herself behind calligraphy’s surface. But when someone stops, looks, and connects with the work, something opens up. In that moment, she finds a quiet sense of balance between ink and empty space, where one can retreat to a comfortable corner. The works exhibited here span classical scriptures and modern poetry as well as everyday language, all of which are integrated into our contemporary world. Some works are small and intimate, while others are large, bold, and physically demanding. Through both kinds of work, Yi Chun keeps testing her strength, focus, and control, slowly shaping a calligraphic language that is entirely her own. For her, calligraphy is a sheltered space built with brushstrokes and lines, a place where the light of life shines through the hide-and-seek, and refracts into the landscape of characters. “Are you ready? I’m counting down: three, two, one.”
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