A Tale of Duo Cranes

The legend of “the dragon pillar under the Yan’an fly-over” is a practical project of Beiyu’s doctoral project on Chineseness. Based on the legendary story from Shanghai, the artist skillfully architected a tale of twin cranes and the dragon pillar. The story carries out a discussion on the interaction between national memory and individual’s life under in an autobiographical context resembling “A Tale of Two Cities” between Shanghai and London. Based on this, a multi-level narrative space composed of a 10-minute prose image was created. Through English narration and different styles of music, the prose image highlights the urban characteristics of transnational and cross-cultural context.