On The Bench | Lifelab

Director have to say...

About idea

At the very beginning, I was thinking about something special, and the first thing that came to my mind was the epidemic. This is a common but special problem in the last two years. The epidemic was a meaningless period of time for me. It seems that death is very close to us, and we spend our days being passive and doing nothing. Until one day, I saw two strangers on a bench without masks but pinned down by each other. I feel the change in the relationship between people. This relationship has changed because of the epidemic. The epidemic may take away a lot of things, lives, emotions and so on. But it can also bring something, of course, the disease is still very scary. Because the moment I saw these two strangers I felt that they were really alive.

About props

About love

There is a sharp contrast between skateboards and books. This setting is to highlight the character, and imagination of the different. In my opinion, men's and women's perspectives are inherently different, and in imagination the comparison can be subjective. With the help of props, it makes the story more reasonable. I could have told the story in a more interesting way.

About the book

" This is a meditation on the power of creative connection. Drawing on twenty years’ experience as a writer and performer, Kae Tempest explores how and why creativity – however we choose to practise it – can cultivate greater self-awareness and help us establish a deeper relationship between ourselves and the world."...

Personally, I think love is the most unstable relationship in the world. As I said in the interview, people are attracted to different people. Love is not like kinship, not like friendship can be understood . I regret most in love, so I look forward to it more.

About gallery of future

For me, an exhibition hall can be a carrier of past things or emotions. The future is uncertain for everyone. I think this work is a way for me to approach life. Live in the present and look forward to the future. I hope the audience will feel moved after watching it. The important things are different for everyone. But the human race will not be stagnant for anything. Perhaps the epidemic will not disappear in the future, and perhaps advanced medical technology will develop a solution. This memory will eventually become the past. That was the way I recorded it, so I wanted to tell the story from a perspective of the future. In 2060, the epidemic may not disappear, maybe in the future medical technology will be able to solve the problem but people will be able to live as they expect.