Some Moments, the Night Ends Before the Dawn

Some Moments, the Night Ends Before the Dawn

SHEN Ruilan • 2019

Duration: 00:11:00
Language: None
Subtitles: Chinese, English
Country/Region: Mainland China

In the modernization process of cities that are being demolished and built at an accelerated pace, some people are trapped in buildings and suspended in time. Their mental state transforms into another kind of illusory image, appearing and disappearing between the gaps of the rising skyscrapers.

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

2021 Flyway Art and Mental Exhibition Between China & Scotland, China

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

SHEN Ruilan

SHEN Ruilan

Director

I have tried to leave something in the world through images, but the impermanence of the medium itself is a constant reminder that nothing can be preserved forever. The things we try to find, the memories we try to preserve, they will all eventually turn into nothingness. Many people may think this is too pessimistic, but I believe that only by truly understanding and facing the nature of things that will eventually pass away can we realize who we really are, and the reason and value of our existence.