An Exploration of Chinese Intergenerational Family Relationships via Nostalgic 2D Animation
'Inexpressible Love ' shows how hand-drawn animation can express longing for loved ones and hint at “nostalgia.” Explore how to embody nostalgia through visual language and animation production processes. This project particularly highlights the dynamic and complex nature of nostalgia. Understand nostalgia in the Chinese context as longing and yearning for relatives and childhood, accompanied by emotional experiences of warmth and regret. Nostalgia is not a static, single state but a process closely connected with the memories and emotional ties of loved ones and is constantly evolving. Alongside this, the impact of traditional Chinese concepts on family models is discussed in depth. Through the lens of autoethnography, this project highlights childhood memories. A hand-drawn animation featuring a little girl born in China's Qianxi era tells the story of her memories of her deceased grandfather.
