From ancient times, the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions. In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity of the body, speech, and mind.

Through the process of deconstructing and recontextualising the ancient Chinese instructional text on technique and aesthetics, the Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual, first published in 1679, I have invited AI invigorated responses creating artworks that illuminate, reanimate and imagine the past in a glorious homage to tradition and technological experimentation.