23 March，2022_writing of time

  

Made through processing

The making of the video is based on understanding of lines. Lines, as it is clear and simple, is also a sophisticate container of time and memories. During the last week, I have been trying to understand the lines resulted from time on the Diamond Sutra (868), imitating 'marks' left by thousand years of damaging, and the recent magnificent carful repairing. I also draw the lines from the e-dunhuang website, where the panorama of several most astonishing caves are shown, including the 017th cave that the Diamond Sutra (868) was found.

 

By 'looking up' through the panorama,  the 'marks' of time reminds me of a translation from the IDP website of the Diamond Sutra, translating the Chinese character '相' into 'marks'. The sentence then reads "Everything that has marks is deceptive and false. If all marks are not seen as marks, then this is perceiving the Tathāgata." 

At first I traced some marks left on the Diamond Sutra (868). 

drawings of lines left on the Diamond Sutra (868)-first page and second page

tracing the 'marks' left on the ceiling of the 017th cave

writing of time

                      

I used processing, a program language,  to draw lines. At first, it is expected to draw twisted lines through program, then it came to me that I can apply my own writings and manipulate the twisted lines.

writing of time_Chinese character