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Lu Chunsheng 陸春生
History of Chemistry Vol. 1 化學史
2004
History of Chemistry I is Lu Chunsheng’s seminal work, noted widely for its slow action and surreal, out-of-time atmosphere. The ambiguous narrative features four young men wearing hats and shirts resembling naval uniforms. They wander among mysterious landscapes with no clear mission. The topographies they inhabit feel like a dreamscape and include stone jetties, fields of tall grass, and an obsolete industrial complex.
History of Chemistry I uses long shots composed like paintings, an effect enhanced by the poetic actions unfolding in Lu’s universe. Low horizon lines add theatricality, emphasising the cloudy sky. Wang Fan’s rhythmic original soundtrack counterbalances the atmosphere of stillness and helps induce a trance-like state.
History of Chemistry I uses long shots composed like paintings, an effect enhanced by the poetic actions unfolding in Lu’s universe. Low horizon lines add theatricality, emphasising the cloudy sky. Wang Fan’s rhythmic original soundtrack counterbalances the atmosphere of stillness and helps induce a trance-like state.
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