The Love of Fogis a video work that forms part of the artist’s ongoing long-term project- O! Great Ghost Tales / 猗魂異志 (2024-), based on field research and visual ethnography conducted in Xiangxi, the western mountainous region of Hunan Province. The research is focused on local rituals, ghost stories, and cultural hybridity. By juxtaposing Xiangxi performances, clips of Jiangshi- classic monsters from early Hong Kong horror films, and online videos, this video artwork explores the tensions between the anomalous body and the controlling mechanisms of modern ruling authority. The fog, a central element of the film, possesses a potent transformative power over the body. As a visual anchor and medium for local witchcraft, it weaves a narrative of human-to-monster transformation.
