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The Water Calligraphy Device is inspired by the Chinese custom of writing calligraphy in public spaces with a water brush as a contemplative and poetic act. Calligraphers writing passages of poetry, surrounded by a group of onlookers, are a lovely presence in Beijing parks.

The Water Calligraphy Device combines the inherent beauty of an ancient form of writing, a refined public art practice with the mystery and magic of mechanisms.

The device is mounted on a flat-bead tricycle which is a ubiquitous form of transportation in Beijing. Passages of Chinese characters are input to a computer. Custom software on the computer processes the characters and transmits them to an electrical system that actuates an array of solenoid valves. The valves release droplets of water on the ground as the tricycle moves forward, thus forming Chinese characters that slowly pool together and eventually evaporate entirely.

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NICHOLAS HANNA – ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Nicholas Hanna is a Canadian Media Artist working in Beijing since 2009. His background is in architecture, having completed his undergraduate studies at McGill in Montreal, Canada, and his graduate studies at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut.

After arriving in Beijing in 2009, Nicholas collaborated with Chinese artist Niu Miao to develop an interactive light installation. After that experience, Nicholas threw himself fulltime into media and installation art.

His latest project, is the Water Calligraphy Device (水书法器), which he is presenting for the first time at Beijing Design Week, this September.

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该水书法器是由中国人在公共空间练写水书法的习惯而鼓动的。书法家如此用大毛笔和水连写书法是一个心事重重而诗意的行动。在北京的公园连写诗歌的书法家，四周围着旁观者，是一种很美丽的现象。

该水书法器结合了一种古老的写作形式，一种很风雅的公共艺术实践，以及机制的的魔力与神秘。

该设备安放在一辆三轮车。三轮车在北京是一种无所不在的交通方式。首先，一段一段的汉字输入到电脑中。电脑中用的定制软件处理字符，并将它们传送到电力系统，驱动电磁阀阵列。三轮车满满的往前开的时候，电磁阀在三轮车的后面释放水滴。水滴沉淀在地上而形成的汉字慢慢的解散然后最终都烟消云散。

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Nicholas Hanna是一位从2009其便在中国进行工作的加拿大媒体艺术家。

他的背景是建筑学，从加拿大的麦吉尔大学本科毕业后，他接着在耶鲁大学修完了研究生课程。2009年当他到达北京后，他就全身心的投入媒体和装置艺术工作中。他的最新项目“水书法器”与今天9月在北京设计周上亮相。

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