Echoing the grandeur of the ragged horizon formed by distant mountain ranges, footprints of stock market movements depicted on charts outline the essence of the modern global economy. These erratic motions have been captured by the artist's spontaneous splashes of ink. Throughout history civilizations have once hallowed mountains as the home of the gods, and so contemporary society is exalting Wall Street as the temple of the world economy. However, the permanence of the natural world contradicts the transience of the current economic climate.

From over a decade of observing economic patterns, artist Gan Yu realized that the global stock market is in fact, history's largest perpetual piece of group action art. New York to London, Hong Kong to Shanghai, nothing interrupts global economic activity, thereby continuously sketching new designs on stock charts. Relying on calculated speculation, professional traders have traditionally been the only drivers of the stock market. However, in the past few decades, participation has broadened to include the wider population, allowing average people to become a powerful force in determining the stock market's performance. To express this character visually, Gan Yu is creating a painting depicts the exact pattern of Dow Jones Industry Average’s 10-year movement from 2000 to 2009. The artist presents a chronologically ordered chart painted by oriental brushes and ink on western canvas detailing Dow Jones' moving history over the past ten years.

One of the symbols for the stock market is mass participation. In order to capture this quality, Gan Yu invites the audiences to write their comments directly on his canvas. The artist’s idea is to bring wisdom from many others, and let their thoughts and autographs collaborate with the painting. Currently, there are already more than 100 people wrote their personal comments along with signatures in 8 preferred languages directly on canvas. Gan will continue asking the audiences to contribute their comments in the further exhibitions. Observer involvement is a central theme the piece conveys. The painting is incomplete when displayed, finished only after the available space has been filled out with comments from observers expressing their views.

Gan Yu plans to exhibit this piece in several different locations internationally, accumulating a multitude of diverse perspectives around the world thereby tracing a truly global sentiment towards the modern economy. The artist synthesizes himself, the observers and the artwork, allowing those who may be direct or indirect participants in the stock market to surrender themselves to chance, becoming a subject in the overall theme. Not only does this action manifest itself in art, but also reflects the underlying complexities of modern global civilization.