Kao is a photographer, filmmaker and animator. His work centers around the question of how the "production of images " affects the history of photography.
A young photographer wanders through the city as Taiwan is preparing for the presidential election. Constantly questioning his talent as an artist, he suffers from the uncertainty facing his future as he is about to turn 30 - a watershed age in one's life according to traditional Taiwanese culture. His accidental encounter with an ex-girlfriend propels him to reconsider his past, present and future in the river of time.
Wang confronts his youth. Life is boring and seems to be endless. The only thing he can do is survive each day. On New Year's Eve, he briefly returns to his senses while watching fireworks burst. During these vanishing moments he most strongly feels his own existence.
소년의 성장기를 통해 1950~60년대의 대만을 그려낸 작품. 중국에서 태어난 아하는 대만으로 이주하는 과정에서 비극적인 사건들을 잇달아 겪는다. 폐렴에 걸린 아버지와 중국으로 돌아가겠다는 할머니, 병에 걸린 어머니와 함께 살아가면서 아하는 삶의 슬픔과 세상의 폭력을 직접 목격한다. (2015 영화의 전당 - 허우 샤오시엔 전작전)
That Photograph is an 8mm experimental film made from an animated still. From the Czech photographer, Josef Koudelka’s photography book, KAO chose a photo of his family beholding a body and made copies of it in a myriad of ways. The photo and the camera are stationary; however, the relationship formed between them through production is in motion.
