Bamboo in the Water

Wei Gao / China, Republic of Korea (South Korea) / 2022 / World Premiere / 2 min.

synopsis

Reflections of sun rays and bamboo leaves flowing in hypnotic choreographies on the wind-driven water surface were filmed by the director on Super 8mm film on the roof garden of her Seoul apartment. The shaky image and the music by Chinese composer Ding Ke underline the fragility and mystery of this plant, laden with poetic allusions, which remains unrecognisable despite all its representations.

“Do we dream of flowers, or do we enter into the dream of a flower?” (Source)

biography

Gao Wei is a Chinese photographer, film experimenter and gardener. Previously working as a photojournalist in Beijing media, she has been living between Seoul and Paris since 2015, making still and moving images. In 2022, she presented her works in Seoul and Paris in an exhibition titled Plant Light.