Arriving Landscape

Abstract

Staring through the window of a Chinese high speed train on my way home from Shenzhen to Wuhan, I saw landscapes framed by the context of the train; its windows, its acceleration. This frame with a speed of 300 km/h gives a new perception to the outside landscape, as the railway route itself creates new forms of political economy. The video installation “Arriving Landscape” is an experimental documentation of this experience, while also an observations of Chinese travelers’ experience inside. The video serves as a critical medium for both representation and research; what you see is equal to how you see, both inevitably associated with the development of the contemporary railway infrastructure, urban and rural development, speed and politics.

Keywords

High-Speed Railway Train / Landscape / Window / Speed / Infrastructure

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

2014 Higher Education Press