Presented here is a set of archival records that artist Kang Jing has been compiling as part of his daily life. Each day, he listens to his son Niangao recount the events of his day and documents these narratives in a table, arranged chronologically. Over a span of 18 months, he kept a record for nearly 500 days. The table includes the day’s activities and Niangao’s own words, with occasional notes in the remarks column where Kang offers interpretations, supplements, or speculations about his son’s behavior. This ongoing documentation stems from a common parental habit—the daily question, “What did you do today?”—which, from the child’s perspective, can feel unfair, as it places the burden of recounting solely on them. In response, the artist uses the act of documentation as a way of participating.

This body of work began in 2023 and was further extended during Kang Jing’s 2024 project Family Myth. From November 5 to 30, 2023, Kang brought his six-year-old son to Cai Jin Space daily, where they engaged in a “daily life performance” from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. The shift in location and the passage of time opened new dimensions in their relationship, becoming part of Kang’s artistic investigation and practice of the parent-child dynamic.