Qiu Zhijie: Mirror CalligraphyHall

Since submitting this proposal to Xiamen Design Week in February, I began practicing mirror-script calligraphy. Clerical and regular scripts were relatively easier to invert, but just days ago, I finally mastered the running script.

The more I wrote, the more my mind seemed to break. Now I struggle to write normally—even the "walking" radical ( 辶 ) confuses me; I forget which direction it should turn.

This spatial inversion thinking appears highly suitable for developing elderly university courses to prevent dementia.

A design exhibition, once infused with this transmuted calligraphy, takes on an instantly uncanny atmosphere.

A set of mirror-inverted calligraphic works in two dimensions: 120 × 240 cm and 60 × 240 cm .

Three hexagonal columns clad in mirror-finish panels, each 240 cm in height with 60 cm side length.

Mirror scripts and mirror panels alternate on each column; each column bears three 60 × 240 cm calligraphic pieces.

The hexagonal columns rotate at a gradual pace.

Wall surfaces are alternately mounted with mirror-flipped scripts (120 × 240 cm each). Viewers may decipher the inverted texts through mirror reflections.

Spatial dimensions are customizable.