Shuffling Hands  is a projection mapping installation created for The MAHJ on May 23, 2026 at Distribution Hall in Austin, Texas. Large-scale videos of hands shuffling mahjong tiles were projected across the building’s exterior, welcoming over 800 attendees into an immersive celebration of mahjong, community, and cultural connection.

In many southern Chinese dialects such as Cantonese, mahjong is also referred to as “sparrow,” a name inspired by the bird-like clacking sound of shuffled tiles. The moving hands and cascading tiles transformed this familiar rhythm into a visual echo of chirping sparrows.