Private Project

Feng.Liu

"Wind" and "Flow" （In Chinese, write FENG and LIU）are universal and common natural images that exist in different forms in all corners of the world. Turbulent, placid and extended, this language of naturalness is not to be over-translated. In China's unique cultural and ideological system, combining the two words has fused into a transcendent spirituality and an expansive attitude toward life.

When we focus our attention on the Wei and Jin dynasties, taking medicine and drinking wine, singing and drinking furiously, resting in the spiritual corners of the self and seeking the ultimate expression of individual pleasure, we again reach a coincidental consistency with the spirit of Dionysus in ancient Greek mythology.

We have attempted to present a culturally penetrating body language in a readable and comprehensible expression, inquiring into and exploring the traditional Chinese intention of “Feng" and “Liu”.

  • Krono Cao
    Director
  • Jiyuan Zou
    Writer
  • Jiyuan Zou
    Producer
  • Jiyuan Zou
    Key Cast
  • Yue Hou
    Cinematographer
  • Alia Zhu
    Editor
  • Chenin Pan
    Composer
  • Zhuoran Yan
    Visual Design
  • Minghao Hou
    Visual Design
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Arts London
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Krono Cao

Graduated from Beijing Normal University with a Bachelor's degree in Dance Studies and is currently studying Arts Management and Culture Policy at Goldsmiths College,
University of London. Krono's practice combines contemporary interdisciplinary thinking with traditional aesthetic experience, with a particular concentration on the phenomenon of 'interdisciplinary collaboration'. Her works explore the multi-dimensional expression of body language in public space and take the form of live performance, experimental dance film, contemporary exhibition and installation. She has collaborated on large-scale performance projects with art spaces such as MWOODS Museum, SONG Art Museum and Garden Expo in China, and was first involved in the BACA Art Centre (Beijing) group exhibition of contemporary artists ‘The Swiftness of Feeling and Thinking’ in 2020. Participating in the curation and production of 'Aranya Theater Festival' in 2021, and currently working short-term at the Barbican Centre (London, UK).

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Director Statement

Aesthetists from China, Zong Baihua once described the aesthetic quality of the Wei and Jin dynasties as "discovering nature outwardly and discovering one's deep feelings inwardly." This short dance film explores the more profound oriental physical aesthetics and philosophical meaning of "wind and flow" through the metaphor of "wind and flow" - visible natural objects and the body as material. The body is used as a material to explore the deeper aesthetic and philosophical meaning of the oriental body in 'Wind and Flow'.
Our team is based overseas, and it is easy to see that people's judgment of Chinese cultural symbols and aesthetics is still limited in their understanding and expression of research and development. Our intense curiosity prompted us to think about how to "clearly understand our cultural lineage and present it clearly in this process of cultural awareness?" Against this background, we were born with the original desire and idea to create “Feng. Liu" was maintained out of our original desire and idea.