Narrative Landscape

"Narrative Landscape is a piece about the Great Wall. In comparison to raindrops on a lotus leaf or other videos of the quotidian, this one resembles filmic poetry. It commences with mountain ranges in grim tones, vast and obscure, an image of desolation. With the bird’s chirping, we gradually see the flowing Great Wall on the spine of the mountains. As the camera draws closer, we see there is nothing but remnants of the ruin. As the wind picks up, trees and wild grass dance with the wind. In the distant sky, a sandstorm rushes towards this direction, and the wind gusts relent lessly towards the microphone, making this sandstorm in the distance resemble a roaring cavalry marching forward. The final shot is a close-up of the remnant ruins: a feeble flower swings with the wind, one can still hear the vague chirping of the birds, spring seems to be on its way, but the sky and the mountains are nevertheless desolate. The technical mistake of hearing gusting wind against the microphone in this case compliments the images of the work."
(L.A.Galerie Lothar Albrecht)