A Comprehensive Theory
In English and Chinese, the word "clue (线索)" contains reference to "threads." This work creates a virtual space with a library as the backdrop, while using the image of "threads" throughout the film. The library, as a symbol of order, contains the collection and organization of human knowledge, while the linear forms have the dual possibility of both chaos and order. The combination of and tension between the images of books, globes, ropes, knots, chains, and the statue of Sleeping Ariadne refers to the act of people finding their way through the network of information.
