Spring Song

Wei Gao / France, Republic of Korea (South Korea) / 2026 / International Premiere / 16 min.

synopsis

This thematically arranged film herbarium took shape over nine springs in a rooftop garden and a national park. A playful visual symphony in six movements, it journeys from the first daffodils through swirling cherry blossom petals and caterpillar races to the last poppies, rhythmically weaving together positive and negative images, colour variations and plant photograms made directly on Super 8 film.

“In my work, I return to the origins of photography through organic materials and by exploring classical photographic techniques in a contemporary context. For me, it is also a way of re-understanding nature in the face of a changing global ecological environment.” — Gao Wei

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biography

Gao Wei is a Chinese independent filmmaker and photographer who has been living alternately in Seoul and Paris since 2015. She studied photography at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. She has a strong connection to the earth and the cycles of nature, and uses organic materials in her work. The Ji.hlava IDFF screened her film Bamboo in the Water (2022); her other films include Flower Tunnel (2022) and Circles 1-3 (2023).