Diamond Sutra
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
In 2012, Taiwanese architects Michael Lin and Liao Wei-li invited Tsai Ming-Liang to create moving visuals for their exhibit at the Venise Architecture Biennale. Using the space at their preview exhibition in Taiwan, Tsai Ming-Liang made two short films, "Sleepwalk" and "Diamond Sutra", using the "Walker" concept. "Diamond Sutra" was later selected to be the opening short film for the Venise Film Festival. Tsai-Ming Liang said that gazing at the steam rising from a rice cooker reminded him of his mother's face as she laid dying, exhaling her final breath.
Duration
0h 20m
Released
September 7, 2012
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Part ofThe Walker Series
Includes Walker (2012), Sleepwalk (2012), Diamond Sutra (2012), No Form (2012), Walking on Water (2013), Journey to the West (2014), No No Sleep (2015), Sand (2018), Where (2022), and Abiding Nowhere (2024).
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