Eric Demay

Seen in Fuxing Park, French Concession, Shanghai. Two young guys, maybe late 20s early 30s, with brushes and a bucket of water, writing the stones away. Contemporary asian culture magazine Theme has an article on the topic:

“Calligraphy is not just a skill, or even an art. It is also a philosophical thing, a ritual and a lifestyle. The intentionality of a calligrapher is often not just to make an object, or a work of art such as an oil painting or a sculpture. More exactly, the calligrapher is having a silent dialogue with himself and experiencing the subtle pleasure of discovering himself through the movement of the brush and his own body. The process of making calligraphy is more important than the product of calligraphy.”