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The Descent of Fazhu
A four-act concept film of manifestation, awakening, protection, and return.
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Fazhu Films: A Millennium Story in Contemporary Images
A forty-second concept film connects manifestation, awakening, protection, and return through black lacquer mountains, cinnabar thunder, ritual rope, peach, and rice-field water.
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Lacquer Opens into Mountains
A black lacquer surface fractures into the mountains of Fujian as cinnabar lines carry the force of thunder.
Ritual Rope to Peach Awakening
The ritual rope wipes across the lens and leads to the peach, game stones, and the mortal moment of awakening.
Thunder Becomes a Sword
A ring of thunder contracts into a sword; its point enters water, translating power into rain, irrigation, and protection.
Water Becomes Fields
Ripples become terraced fields and the incense route extends from Fanghu Rock across the Taiwan Strait.
CURATED INDEX
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RESEARCH
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Visual Study
A close reading of objects, materials, and visual conventions.
LANDSCAPE
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Sacred Geography
A place-based account linking narrative, memory, and landscape.
LIVING TRADITION
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Field Archive
An expanding archive of ritual, migration, and contemporary practice.
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