“As the saying goes, in martial arts, speed is everything.” To me, short animation is more than a space for experimentation and self-training—it’s where ideas are rapidly tested within limited duration, using refined visuals and sound to cut straight to the essence of storytelling. One night, I watched several shorts in a row—dreamlike and surreal, blending the absurd with realism, tenderness, and wit. Though brief and diverse in style, they leave a lasting emotional and intellectual resonance. They convinced me that short animation is a contemporary craft of speed, precision, and impact—striking straight to the core.
Bloody Dairy
Night Bus
Minus Plus Multiply
Noname Square
Lately I have been exploring ways to steal time, so I started keeping a daily journal and writing more songs. I also find myself exchanging my own time more often, half an hour, an hour, sometimes two, to trade for the time captured, extended, and created through images. In this way, the time of others becomes my own. I am grateful to these works for raising many questions. For example, as Kara Jackson sings, “why does the earth give us people to love?” I still do not have an answer.
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
One Summer's Day
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
