Chén
Animation,
HD Video, 06:31
2023
Chén is a computer-generated animation. Drawing from the concept of Chén/dust from Daoism, this animation constructs a world in which every being of the world is constituted and created by Chén.
This story is about a conversation between two Chén, during which they discuss their origin stories, existential crises, and desires to create bodies that ultimately imprison them.
By utilizing a de-human-centered narrative, Chén questions the separation between bodies and boundaries between identities in the hope of calling for understanding and empathy between beings.
This story is about a conversation between two Chén, during which they discuss their origin stories, existential crises, and desires to create bodies that ultimately imprison them.
By utilizing a de-human-centered narrative, Chén questions the separation between bodies and boundaries between identities in the hope of calling for understanding and empathy between beings.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9457702de5eec21d7839b0e4f555bcfecf15efb9ac6ad28c210eedebaa2b2baf/Chen_Fountain_gif.gif)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c94d0bddbb29b758f2bf05da9af3b231c2e1ba2711ae142a1ea7cf7c3408a3b/ForestShot31602RenderNov28_1266.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05daabf6b4dff423920614b90993455b29c2f1cc511a76c3a984ad775d6af7a3/Forest_AdobeExpress.gif)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1169fe8daac08fcc4ea3a15b339fb4dad5e908703ae7dc2e1274d43dd7ec4ba/Firework_Gif_AdobeExpress.gif)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/421752711371badf6feca3cef5e5960bbc7833f55559e71d74348b56df47e538/Dec18Ocean1436Bake1387.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/01fa506ba242245f5580674d2a5815d118f71f6031312406a62f39b207de1012/zsj-1.jpg)