Deep in the Caves.
This is a labyrinth of underground caves—each one distinct in style, each both a hidden space and a form of revelation. In The River, the cave takes the shape of secret doors—behind each, encounters that are either redemptive or forbidden. In The Act of Killing, the entrance is brutally exposed: a body split open, revealing cruelty with no filter. Before the Dawn offers a cave of mazes—guided by clear narration, and yet, we fall into a thick fog of disoriented images. A Morning in Taipei is a time-traveling cave—Lim Giong’s soundtrack transforms the past into a self-contained cosmos, where even fleeting moments feel eerily contemporary. Marina Abramović in Brazil leads us inward—to the cave within. Through extreme rituals and faith-fueled intensity, she seeks peace, confronting energies too blinding to look at directly.
Author川貝母川貝母，成長於屏東滿州，目前專職插畫圖像與寫小說。喜歡以隱喻的方式創作圖像。著有短篇故事集《蹲在掌紋峽谷的男人》，2021最新出版《成為洞穴》。
5 films
The River
The Act of Killing
Before the Dawn
A Morning in Taipei (Newly Scored by Lim Giong)
The Space in Between: Marina Abramovic and Brazil
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