‘No, I am not a toad, I am a turtle!’
Description of project
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The film No, I am not a toad I am a turtle! shot in South Korea and China in 2012 journeys through small towns and wooded mountains, along minor trade and busy shipping channels. While it looks at the divide between the „traditional“ and the „modern“, it is an exploration into the boundaries between humans, animals and vegetable.
The publication about the film, includes contributions by Anselm Franke, Lee Bo Hyung, Fredrik Svensk, Elke Marhöfer, Monica Fernandez, Maebelle Ruth Brines, Oh Eunja and Go Eulseang is produced by Archive Books Berlin (Continuous Cinema Serie) 2012.
Continuous Cinema is a new series of books, each of which focuses on a single film. Its aim is to reflect on art and moving image and to present the readers with a meticulous overview of a single work. Over the course of the series, several works will be presented through the most appropriate editorial choices. Each book includes a DVD of the film on which the book is based. Continuous Cinema is edited by Paolo Caffoni.
Type of work
Film and publication
Published in
Archive books ,Berlin, 14.3.-24.3.2012
Link to web site
http://www.whateverbeing.de/China/No_I_am_not.html
http://www.archivebooks.org