You Breathe
Every Second You Breathe
你當呼吸的每一秒
2021
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For Long, Grandmother embodies the beautiful memories of childhood. In 2021, while in her hometown, Grandmother fainted.
By the time Long arrived, the exhausted Grandmother could neither recognise anyone nor grasp her surroundings. The hometown, the anchor of her entire life, had become disorienting.
At that moment, life, memory, and death intertwined, becoming blurred and elusive. The ventilator worked ceaselessly as Long watched Grandmother’s chest rise and fall with each breath. What was once a world filled with happiness was, in that moment, encased by the faint flicker of the heart monitor and the agonising sound of breathing. The passage of time and the preciousness of life were felt with unprecedented clarity. Thus, Long decided to explore her hometown—a place both intimate and unfamiliar, a mysterious and beautiful land spoken of by Grandmother.