刘小东在新疆和田的项目仍然采取了他一贯的创作方式,包括现场绘画、日记纪录和同步拍摄的纪录片。不过略为不同的是,此次项目的主策展人侯瀚如启动了一个与绘画项目平行的项目,其中包括现场研究、历史研究和巡展,电影放映、研讨会和在线出版物等;联合策展人欧宁则带领了一支研究员和记者团队,开展由当地作家、历史学家、音乐家、工匠和其他人士参加的 Liu Xiaodong’s project in Hotan, Xinjiang, still adopts his usual methods of creation, including live painting, diary records and documentary shots simultaneously. But slightly different, the project’s main curator Hou Hanru launched a project parallel to the painting project, including on-site research, historical studies and touring, film screening, seminars and online publications; co-curators Ou Ning led a team of researchers and journalists to work with local writers, historians, musicians, artisans and others