Mei Liu

Images Invisible to Our Naked Eye

Homesick for Another World

An image-making process based on a speculative screenplay.

Mei Liu

Amsterdam-based Chinese filmmaker and artist Mei Liu researched the histories of people across China who experienced forced confinement. Now, she seeks paths toward transforming and transcending those experiences.

To do so, Liu embarks on an image-making process based on her speculative screenplay, which follows a young Chinese filmmaker confined to a room for mysterious reasons.

Between four cold walls, the protagonist turns inward, to lucid dreaming. In a meditative and hypnotic cinematic journey, the project will convey an audiovisual experience about confinement and emancipation by tapping into other dimensions. The work explores the underbelly of urban landscapes, lives on the margins, and mystical realms of existence.

In mid-October, 2024, Mei Liu traveled to Japan—where her mentor, photographer Lieko Shiga lives and works—for a week-long work-stay, followed by a presentation at the Kyoto Experiment Festival. 

Mei Liu at the Forecast Forum, on her work for Forecast.