诗凡 FANNN

Short Film

2025

05’58

Image credits:
© Shifan

What is the Shape of Time


I create a new world from the dimension of time. There are 6 everyday objects serve as characters engaging in dialogue, discussing the shape and meaning of time. I'd like to reinterpret and find the connection between these objects through specific metaphors.

The vedio consists of three chapters, The narrative structure is derived from sayings in traditional Taoist philosophy originating around 500 BCE in China: Dao Begets One, One becomes Two, Two becomes Three, and Three begets all things. This is how ancient Chinese people understood the birth of the world.



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