The Letter Writer Is Waiting for Letters, Too
With all those years of letters, Nanzhi and Shurou gave each other a place to speak.
Impressions
Impressions
Thoughts from films, books, exhibitions, and places visited.
At Taikang Art Museum: Blues on White
Several works at Taikang Art Museum kept me looking. What stayed with me also included the arrangements that brought the works closer to the people watching them.
Macau's Character
At first, parts of Zhuhai and Macau felt as though they were still in the 1990s. Macau's history, and its differences from Hong Kong and Las Vegas, left me wanting to understand the city's character a little better.
Home Is the Place That Lets Us Leave
Rewatching Eat Drink Man Woman
Beginning with the Chu family’s Sunday dinners and three daughters’ departures, this essay revisits how Ang Lee loosens inherited roles until family can become a chosen relationship.
Who Bears the Consequences After the Mission Is Complete?
Revisiting a note written on the night of the film
Beginning with the film’s narrative and sound, this essay revisits the convergence of scientific discovery, national projects, and personal responsibility in Oppenheimer.
Why Set Out Again After Coming Home?
Thoughts after watching The Odyssey
Beginning with Odysseus’s return, this essay follows the sea, duty, and Christopher Nolan’s recurring departures to ask how home and distance shape a life together.