Elixir

film, 7’01’’, HD, color, non-dialogue, stereo
Fukuoka, Japan, 2018

In a magical kitchen of unknown time and space where tropical fish are kept and banana trees are planted, the maid, armed with a picnic box and her pet black rooster, begins to prepare a variety of food. The food is delicious and beautifully presented. Meanwhile, on the other side of the kitchen, four gentlemen with their own picnic tables, parasols and on bicycles, quietly enter and start waiting for a service from the maid, who eventually makes only four immortal pills, which the four gentlemen take and then disappear ......

With the support from Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.