Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.
01 / Building stories
Read a building, discover a way of living.
The former Santo André Convent, with sixteenth-century origins, became a museum. Gatehouse, parlours and choirs help explain its earlier life.
Alternate between collection and room. Cases display objects; thresholds remind us that knowledge is presented within a spatial order. Choose one room and read its reuse before trying to see everything.
What to notice
Santo André and the other branches have separate entrances. Confirm the branch, opening and tickets and follow the museum route.
Meng makes not knowing a beginning. In a laboratory or a debated site, ask a question you can check against evidence. Curiosity needs sources and a willingness to recognise provisional limits.
Start with the architecture
Meng begins by acknowledging the unknown. Record an object’s material and position before reading its label; let the question precede the answer.
Bring the question into everyday life
Write one observation and one uncertain explanation. Look for information that could change your judgement. Reformulating the question can also deepen understanding.
Try an observation here
Pause, record one observed detail and respond to the question below. Notes can hold doubts and different opinions; leave out other people’s private information.
What new question did this room give you?
A contemporary cultural reading by Xiaoxiong inspired by the I Ching. The connection with the building is an editorial perspective, not the architect’s intention or a documented historical influence. It is not fortune-telling.
03 / Nearby life
A nearby table
Dining map records within three kilometres in a straight line of the reference point. Walls, railways and slopes may lengthen the journey. Check the entrance and whether the business is open.
This selection covers the current municipality. Near hills, rivers and municipal boundaries, plan transport using actual roads.
The map may omit businesses. Records do not confirm trading status, menus or bookings. Records with an address are shown by default; you can include the others.
