This is an "exacting" event of "modern wood firing" art. The reason for the use of "modern" is that "modern wood firing" is an exclusive term of the modern art movement, different in purpose and meaning from traditional industrial wood firing. It pursues the unruliness within the confines of standards, delving directly into artistic conception, and has the potential to become a stylistic form of language. The aim is to achieve a context that is authentic, precise, natural, smooth, and unbounded.

    The term "exacting" means that for all participants, regardless of their background, everything starts from the next minute. Because the experienced have the flaws of the experienced, and the novices have the ingenuity of the novices. The important thing is not to fall into patterns, not to cater, but to devote oneself wholeheartedly, to be honest in waiting, not to create something visually appealing, and to focus on expression. If one can eliminate self-doubt or self-imposed rules and truly unfold oneself, the formal language will emerge entirely from the careful study of various elements such as form, material, tools, and craftsmanship, thus achieving a fully personalized narrative style. Our slogan is "Everything is material, and everything is possible."

    If we can truly achieve what Hans Hack said—to break the potential domination of certain mechanisms and habits, to liberate the restrained nature, to maintain and develop the freedom of expression in order to promote the universal values of justice and truth, then our work may have a certain positive significance and complete value.

In the book Free Communication, it is mentioned, "…the accumulation of knowledge does not confer any superiority, but only a greater responsibility." Art is a progressive elevation of humanity, and artists must present the most authentic and pure beauty. If, for various reasons, one easily abandons the "autonomy" of talent, then one is abandoning the truth of art.

    There is no clear academic direction here, no eager humanistic care, no questioning of life and soul redemption, no rigorous contemporary contextual discourse…Return to the most comfortable, free, relaxed, and genuine point of oneself. The important thing is what one can do, not what one should do.

                                                        PeiXueli

                                                       August 7, 2023