The Preludes

Fuxian Lake is the deepest freshwater lake in Yunnan.  Because of its depth and seclusion, there is a certain mystery lingering around it, giving rise to various tales surrounding the lake.  I use one of these as a motif of taboo and following disaster, trying to find its counterpart in Yunnan's contemporary reality: about memory and loss, about escape and a place to which one can never return.