The inspiration came from a rumor among students of Kunst Akademie Düsseldorf: when one strolls in the empty campus at a certain specific moment, the spirit of Beuys, holding a dead rabbit in his arms, may conjure in the long, quiet corridor, mumbling . He might ignore you, or he may approach and whisper in your ears. I wondered, if I invited his spirit through rituals and greeted him, what conversation would we have?

Not long after I confirmed this theme, I dreamed of a spacious hall, with curtains but without windows. In the middle there was a pond. I saw myself performing certain religious rituals by the pond. Suddenly, the heavy, velvet curtains stirred, as if they were breezed. I saw an indistinct shadow behind them and stepped up for check. The shadow ‘stared’ at me for a while, soon it vanished along the wind.

I used my face as the canvas and put up facial patterns, including a red mark at the center of my forehead for exorcism. I plead for energy from the earth and the sky, begging for answers from the stray spirits. I detailed to them my unfulfilled wishes, and sent them off to peace.

灵感来源于传说——杜塞尔多夫艺术学院到了⼀年中某个特殊的时间点，在校园内空⽆⼀⼈的情况下，可能会碰到约瑟夫.博伊斯的魂魄抱着兔⼦在⾛廊上喃喃⾃语，他也许会和你对话，也许会视你为⽆物。于是我想，假如真的通过仪式，⻅到他的灵魂，会和他有什么样的问答呢？在主题确定后的不久，

我梦到⼀个空旷的⼤厅，没有窗户，却有窗帘。中央有⼀个⽔潭，我“看”到⾃⼰在⽔潭边做某些祈祷仪式，这时厚重的天鹅绒窗帘被莫名的“⻛”吹动，窗帘后若隐若现的有个⼈影，我追过去看，⼈影凝视我⼀会后，消失在微⻛⾥…

整个仪式以脸为画布，先画上脸谱，额头中⼼的红⾊起到保护辟邪的作⽤。接着向⼤地和空中汲取⼒量，希望漂泊百年的亡魂通过对话，倾诉未了的⼼愿，最终魂归故⾥。招魂作为一种希冀，不仅仅是宗教仪式，而是寄托了对亲人的哀思，人们朴素的希望只要通过正确的仪式，还可以再见到亲人一面，还可以完成未了的心愿，或者帮冤屈的灵魂得到救赎。自古流传下来的仪式也意味着浪漫的古人相信万物有灵，即使肉身灭亡，灵魂也是不灭的。我们将迷惘的灵魂召唤回故乡，希望他们不再漂泊，落叶归根，往生极乐。“魂兮归来！去君之恒⼲，何为四⽅些？舍君之乐处，⽽离彼不祥些。魂兮归来！”