Tracing the shape of an old place.

The soaked soil
Taking the shape of a mountain
Our river
Flows into yesterday's late sun
Fish try to shun their reflection
Bubbles wrapped the words filling up the fish tank
Fish die in between the gaps of language

Banana leaves brush away the dust on the table
Lungs that refuse to be cleansed
Thermos is a container for storing the shadow of the mountain
The inner shell broken
The mountain walks away in the night

Everything is collected into a shriveled wooden drawer
Bamboo baskets piled on the concrete floor, swaying
The grey soil flowing
Filling up all the old boundaries
The dried earth needs no expression
All decisiveness and hesitation lie underneath the smooth surface

浸湿的泥土
糊成了山的形状
我们的河水
流入昨日的晚霞


鱼试图回避自己的影子
包裹着话语的气泡布满水缸
鱼在语言的空隙中死去


芭蕉叶拂去桌面的粉尘
不愿被清洗的肺
热水瓶是储存大山影子的容器
内胆破碎
山在夜里出走


一切被收进干瘪的木头抽屉
竹篮堆叠在水泥地上 摇晃
灰色的泥流动着
填补所有陈旧的边界
干涸的土地不需要表达
一切的果断与犹豫都在光滑的表面之下


Direction& Animation& Sound by Yujie Xu
Production by Matt Hamilton

Duration: 05'28''
Medium: 2D, 3D, cell animation, mixed media
Year: 2024