In January 2010, Li Xinmo created a performance piece titled "Love Poem Written in Water." The work explores contemporary emotions but is clearly imbued with the essence of Chinese Zen Buddhism. The exhibition featured a pool of water with a long piece of white gauze laid in it. Dressed in a white gown, Li Xinmo sat in the pool and used cinnabar ink to write a love poem on the gauze. The ink spread through the water, leaving only blurred marks on the gauze, resembling tear stains. In this piece, Li Xinmo reinterpreted this timeless theme through contemporary art, merging it with the unique wisdom of the East. The performance unfolded as a live action, and the result of the writing became an abstract artwork.
