An ephemera centres this artwork in an attempt to recreate from the old/used/worn. The sharp edges of a broken glass bottle were photographed at varied angles and then using Adobe Photoshop, were skewed, rotated and slightly distorted. After which, they were put together to form a dynamic curvature of lines and forms. This conceived an impression of Chinese ink paintings as the thick and thin lines resembles the strokes and wisps of a Chinese ink brush. Thus the background of the artwork was made with Chinese ink, water and brush with the intention to embrace the idea of a Chinese painting.

Intrinsically, this artwork and its name were very much inspired by the Chinese style of painting known as Shan Shui (Chinese: 山水 lit. “mountain-water") which depicts natural landscapes and scenery as well as artist Sol Lewitt who was known for his minimalistic and geometric forms in his artwork. Thus the play on geometric forms and lines along with the use of Chinese ink formed the basis of this artwork.

The idea of “in with the old and out with the new” directed the process of deconstruction of both the broken glass bottle and the Chinese ink. While it was an organic development of the artwork, the artist’s understanding of working with an ephemera - something that could be discarded, produces and gives a new meaning to the ephemera, further capturing the beauty of what would have been usually disregarded.