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Input of iterative experiment:

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“To continue exploring, I tried to hack this font editor by creating the pixel patterns within its default editing space. But these patterns weren’t random – they were based on a hypothetical letterform that I created, following the rule invented by artist Xu Bing in his project ‘An Introduction to Square Word Calligraphy[2].’ I used the newly crafted letterform, meaning ‘space’ in English, as input for my iterative experiments, to minimize the influence that any known letter would cause. As this letterform was barely recognizable, I found myself somehow playing the role of an unspecified ‘scribe’. Unlike traditional copying, my approach was quite willful — I wasn’t overly concerned with reliability or legibility. Instead, I treated the two-dimensional editing tab as my three-dimensional exhibition space, where I continuously rewrote and displayed this new letterform. It’s worth noting that, despite the accumulation of Opentype files in my laptop folders, they were neither intended for circulation, nor were they exhibits; rather, they were byproducts generated throughout the process. The sole content of this exhibition was the repeated display of this specific letterform(as shown below), and my primary task was to scrutinize the limitations and conveniences of this ‘exhibition room’ as a tool. “