Prof Xiaoze Xie recently presented his work-in-progress inspired by an artist in residence stint last summer at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. Sponsored by the Dunhuang Foundation, Xie spent 25 days at the site, focusing on Cave 17, which is also known as "the Library Cave". The majority of objects in the cave were handwritten scrolls of Buddhist sutras and other documents, said Xie. The characters are rendered in different styles of calligraphy found in the Dunhuang artworks, mostly from the Sui and Tang dynasties. His ambition is to make something that is meaningful to represent China's culture and history, said Xie.