As the hillside neighborhood disappears due to redevelopment, memories of childhood surface, yet only the final image of it reduced to piles of dirt lingers in my mind.
- Student
- Lee Headeun
- Field
- Animation
- Format
- 2D·3D Animation
- Running time
- 02:41
- Engine & Tools
- Blender, Clip Studio, Adobe Premiere
- Genre
- Nostalgia
- Aspect ratio
- 1920×754
- Exhibition
- 2024 Graduation Exhibition “Patch Note V3.0”
Synopsis
The protagonist cat takes a taxi to revisit the neighborhood where it once lived. Watching the taxi meter tick quickly, the cat becomes immersed in memories of the hillside village. As it drifts through these visions, the cat feels a deep affection and longing for the hillside neighborhood tucked away in its heart. But beyond the taxi window at its destination, only the redeveloped apartment complexes remain.
Artist's intent
When I was young, I lived near a hillside neighborhood called Yeorumul. My school was right next to this area, so most of my friends lived there, and I often played with them in that neighborhood. Perhaps because of this, whenever I recall the past, the quiet scenery of that place always comes to mind. However, when my family moved unexpectedly to a different district, the memories of the neighborhood naturally faded. Then, just a year later, it was decided that the hillside neighborhood would be redeveloped. Unaware of this, I visited the area the following year to celebrate Teacher’s Day, only to find it reduced to piles of dirt, with excavators moving over it. This memory, more than I expected, has stayed with me. From that moment, whenever I tried to remember the hillside neighborhood, the image of dirt mounds would follow. Before I forget this paradoxical cycle of memories, I wanted to express it through animation, hoping to share the story of the now-vanished Yeorumul with others.
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