Storyline
The Concrete Road is a three-channel installation work which was premiered during the Graduation Show 2021 at Gerrit Rietveld Academie. "Landscape shifts, unmodernised desires. This is a story comprising three avatars of myself talking to and interviewing each other, reflecting on memories and weaving a path on coming of age. Sticky childhood memory which never fades. Loosely fitted gender/racial identity struts in juvenile cravings. Self-loathing, negation of the past, and his frowning parents. The tyranny of modernism leaves a leaky path for the protagonist to escape and slobber in a dream of wet summer night. My highest appreciation towards Bertien van Manen, who not only provides images on memory bubbles, but also her images help me to develop the initial script for this work."
Cast & Crew
WZ
Wenrui Zhao
Self (Voice)
LeadWhat People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wenrui Zhao's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. The Concrete Road is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
