EN / KR
Snowy Train
2024 | 12 min | Color | Sound | Digital | 2.35:1
Inside the train from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen, the snow-covered landscape and the darkness of the tunnel, three windows offer serene yet ever-changing impressions.
Director's Note
The train is moving forward without stopping. In a single timeline, forward-moving time encounters backward-moving time. Time and space break down between frames, finely dividing each second. While the window remains stationary, the world outside changes. This film does not aim to capture the landscape as a lifelike portrayal but strives to visualize the world more precisely through vibrations of shapes and colors. I edited the film by placing two different sources on one timeline through improvised typing. The first edit sets the rhythm, and the duration of the “typing performance” determines the film’s length. The film holds the potential to reach completion and to be infinitely created. I employed multi-camera editing, commonly used in broadcast studios, to create an unending movie. Aiming to blend the space between different moments and the space between spaces, I utilized DVO Fix, a tool used to restore films digitally. Drawing inspiration from these alternative techniques, I challenge the boundaries of filmmaking and incorporate the accompanying results into my creation.
Selected Screenings
21st Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul (EXiS)
26th Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris (FCDEP)
8th Beijing International Short Film Festival
5th Ribalta Experimental Film Festival
15th Strangloscope – Experimental Video/Film, Audio, Performance International Festival
17th Leiden Shorts
1st Weekend Domain Experimental Image Festival
30th Split Film Festival
37th Girona Film Festival
1st Imageforum Festival.kr
4th Film Diary NYC
Experiments in Cinema v21.5
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