Royal Academy of Art, Den Haag

Content of my work:

The board game "Go" is an important theme of my work.It is not only my favorite board game but its long history, and also the combination of Eastern- and Western culture is my motivation to make art. The constrasts (white- and black stone; horizontal- and vertical line on the board; open- and closed piece during the play. etc) of "Go" inspire me, the balance between the contrasts that I try to create a specific atmosphere in my work, it reminds me of quiet, concentration, and equilibruim etc. Thus the illusion of space plays a big role in my work.

I choose the square as the image form, because the form of the grid on the Go-board and the Chinese character looks square. I use square as writing Chinese calligraphy, and translate in my own image language in a visual way.