Words Fly Back to the Black Earth
2024｜16mm to digital ｜19:09min. ｜color&bw/sound
A calling inhabits the blank pages, unfolding a secret writing of hers. The unseen written traces seep from the murmuring land, pushing through fragmented voices to become new forms—beings made material. Framed as a dialogue with my grandmother, this film explores an alternative form of personal writing by Chinese women in the context of major political events—one that is both omitted and abundant. The 'blank' becomes an image, carrying a search for agency: of land transformed, of women unheard, of voids rewritten. By breaking down linguistic structures, the film opens a space for imagining, reading, and performing, allowing for emergence.
从无生有，从静生声。一种栖息在空白纸页上的召唤，展开她未曾宣告的秘密字迹。这些书写的痕迹从低语的大地中渗出，穿透破碎的声音，最终化为具象的存在。以与作者奶奶的对话为框架，本片探索了中国女性在重大政治事件背景下的另类个人写作形式——一种既被省略又富有丰盈感的写作，一种与大地、身体相连的书写。‘留白’本身化作一种图像，承载着对主体性的追溯：被改变的土地、未被听见的女性、被重写的空白。本片试图通过打破传统的语言结构，为观众开辟一个开放的空间予以想象、阅读与表演。