Single channel video
9:53‘min,
2.35:1
2020-2021
Narration: Xin Ma
Music: Yurou Zhuang
Swirling Flow is a photographic project that intertwines personal memory with local culture. Following my grandfather’s passing, I embarked on an exploration and documentation journey along the Fen River in Shanxi, capturing the current state of cultural relics and monuments in its vicinity. My grandfather had often taken me to explore the temples and curiosities around this area during his lifetime. This experience prompted me to reflect deeply on my own cultural identity. As contemporary individuals encounter these relics of religious and cultural significance, questions arise about their sense of belonging. Despite the historical destruction of many of these cultural relics, modern efforts persist in their preservation for various reasons. These ancient cultural remnants neither seamlessly integrate into the new environment nor entirely vanish, but rather exist in a delicate balance within modern life.
洄流
《洄流》是一個將個人記憶與地方文化交織在一起的攝影項目。祖父去世後，我沿着山西汾河展開了一段探索與記錄之旅，記錄了沿岸文物古蹟的現狀。祖父生前經常帶我探訪這片區域的寺廟和奇景。這段經歷促使我深入思考自身的文化認同。噹噹代人面對這些具有宗教和文化意義的遺蹟時，他們的歸屬感便會油然而生。儘管許多文物在歷史上遭到破壞，但出於各種原因，現代人仍在努力保護它們。這些古老的文化遺存既沒有完全融入新的環境，也沒有徹底消失，而是在現代生活中以一種微妙的平衡存在着。