Mrs. Chou Yang, who often discussed exhibition concepts with her daughter, explains that two years prior to "Tracing Taiwan," they learned that artifacts from the National Palace Museum were due to be loaned for display at the Metropolitan Museum. Alice Yang felt that this would present an excellent opportunity for introducing contemporary art from Taiwan, and decided on ink and brush painting because of its resonance with traditional culture.
經常與女兒討論策展理念的楊媽媽解釋：在展出兩年前，得知故宮文物將到大都會博物館展出，楊蕙如認為是介紹台灣當代藝術的最佳時機，因此她特意選擇了可與傳統文化呼應的水墨創作。