KUO HSIAO-YUN
The three Chu brothers lost their land and their mother in an earthquake. But because the collapse of Chiufen Mountain No. 2, where they lived, formed a bizarre landscape, they were saved in their moment of crisis. While village members, the local government and the central government sought short-term commitments from one another and pursued their own interests, reconstruction teams could only stand by watching helplessly. Incredibly, in the face of this wild, brash human conflict, the earthquake disaster zone became a tourist destination. Amongst an astonishing mountainous landscape, a group of people acted out a complex and bittersweet drama with seismic reverberations.
Kuo Hsiao-yun
The Taste of Plums, 2004
DV, 143'
The Taste of Plums, 2004
DV, 143'
The three Chu brothers lost their land and their mother in an earthquake. But because the collapse of Chiufen Mountain No. 2, where they lived, formed a bizarre landscape, they were saved in their moment of crisis. While village members, the local government and the central government sought short-term commitments from one another and pursued their own interests, reconstruction teams could only stand by watching helplessly. Incredibly, in the face of this wild, brash human conflict, the earthquake disaster zone became a tourist destination. Amongst an astonishing mountainous landscape, a group of people acted out a complex and bittersweet drama with seismic reverberations.