Taman-taman

Taman-taman (Park)

101min, 2024, Taiwan

SO Yo-hen

2024 Grand Prize, TIDF Asian Vision Competition

2024 Grand Prize, TIDF Taiwan Competition

2024 Special Jury Prize, TIDF Visionary Award

Taman-taman (Park): Two Indonesian poets meet at Tainan Park, using daytime experiences to craft poetry. Inspired by encounters and emotions, their creations take shape through night-time chanting, imagination, and action. Taman-taman (Park) unfolds a journey resembling an ancient fable, with untold stories hidden in the endless night. The storytellers become integral parts of the narratives as well.

'If we describe it with landscape painting, no matter how realistic it is, the painter cannot bring the scenery in front of them into the exhibition hall. However, looking at the landscapes that the painter has selected, modified, and embellished, sometimes the soul can be taken to a further place. Or, the painting itself is already an independent scenery, whether as a whole or in detail; it makes people yearn for or fear. Sometimes, when looking at landscape paintings, imagining the painter facing the scenery across this canvas, gradually, it also becomes a part of the scenery.' - SO Yo-hen

About the Director

SO Yo-hen

So Yo-hen, an art enthusiast, studied at the Graduate Institute of Arts at Tainan National University of the Arts and is currently a member of Your Bros. Filmmaking Group. His creative work spans various mediums, and he approaches it without preconceived notions about what he's doing.