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Font and text installation / 2024
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Realized during NY20+ Residency / Chengdu / 02-03.2024
The Bonsaï Font is inspired by the shapes of bonsai trees in the garden of Wuhous Shrine, in Chengdu.
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The font has been used to translate the artist’s texts and notes during the residency period, which have been written down on a large sheet of calligraphy paper using hibiscus flowers and Chinese inks. The Hibiscus flower is known as one of the symbols of Chengdu.
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