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Twelve (十二生笑)


Twelve animals cross a river, first to arrive wins a year. That story has lasted for centuries and has guided people on who they are, how they should live, and even who to marry. Nobody really remembers why it was a race, or what the point of it was. It just is.

This series imagines the twelve stopping mid-race. Sitting down, not trying to get anything or hoping or seeking anything. Looking away from the finish line, the imagined future. Towards the viewer instead, or nothing at all. They no longer offer prophecies or advice. They’re now either beautifully useless, or just resting, or waiting for us to join them in doing nothing. Who knows..

We're told life is a race, a marathon, a relay, or whatever else people invent to give it purpose. There’s a time to run, and a time to sit and wonder if you needed to run in the first place.



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