The exhibition unfolds through four thematic sections – Allography, Unary Trait, Parataxis, and Earth Marks – tracing inscription from graphic notations and Shitao’s “singular brushstroke” (yi hua), to the juxtaposition of heterogeneous forms, and finally to architecture as an inscription upon the earth. The symposium at the West Bund Museum further brought together the exhibition’s curators, participating architects and artists, and invited scholars for a day of discussions organized around the themes “The Letter, the Line,” “Technics | Poetics,” and “Earth Marks.” Together, the exhibition and symposium examined inscription as a productive framework for architecture, art, and cultural history, extending the exhibition beyond the gallery into a broader interdisciplinary conversation.