The essence of water-based woodblock printmaking lies not only in the specific events from which it originated, but also in the generation of its artistic entity and its interaction with the surrounding systems. Therefore, this "essence" should be seen as an integrated process that encompasses countless events. Through this, we can clearly observe the state of flow within it - the flow between internal events and the flow between internal and external systems. It is through this flow that water-based woodblock printmaking continuously strengthens its physical expression, constructs a solid artistic entity, and shapes its spiritual space amidst the changing times. The origin of water-based woodblock printmaking is thus summarized as a fluid state, an anchor point of the entity, and an overlapping structure formed by the demands of the era and the artist’s temperament. This exhibition does not intend to conduct an artistic archaeology of water-based woodblock printmaking, but rather proposes a hypothesis based on the above summary- when fluidity becomes the existing state of the essence, how will its language and physical expression evolve? Can we move from “self-awareness of the entity” to “self-awareness of culture”? Regardless, an exhibition cannot provide us with an answer. It requires a more diverse range of samples for verification and construction. Just as the discussion on the origin of art continues to this day, it will continue into the future.