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Transfer Station   
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Transfer Station
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A Film by Yi Zhou
2017, Wuhan, 1080P HD Video, Photos, Sound, Colour, 4min33s

Among the ferry terminals along the bank of Yangtze River in Wuhan, the one that attracts me the most is a transfer station called “Moon Bay”. I walk on this huge object floating on the water, this monster of rusty spots, echoing roaring waves with its crashing and smashing sound of joints that reminds me of the sound of the last warship sinking in sci-fi films. Its windows and gates of reticular iron make me feel like having been trapped in a floating prison. As more and more bridges, tunnels and subways have been built, now we have more efficient choices for crossing the river.

Ferry used to be one of the major methods of crossing-river transportation, but now it gets gradually deserted. Many ferries have been transformed into sightseeing ships or stopped for other business. Only four shifts of ferry both in the daytime and at night are still running. Now only fisherman living riverside and migrant workers from various walks of life would choose to cross the river by ferry. Normally most of them would go by motorcycle and battery car. Usually they are covered with dust and they need to carry lots of goods with fishlike smell, so that ferry is still the most suitable choice for them. The rapidly developing urban space has gradually pushed ferry transfer station into a forgotten corner that has silently tolerated many intolerable elsewhere. I step into this space with my handheld DV and record the stories here with the advantage of handheld DV.


︎Photos of Transfer Station ︎


武汉长江沿岸绵延连接着许轮渡的的码头，其中最吸引我的是一个叫“月亮湾”的中转站，我走上这漂浮在水面上的巨大物体，他好像是一个怪物，很多地方都已经生锈，伴随着江面汹涌的波浪，连接处的撞击和摩擦声让我想到科幻电影中末日军舰沉没的声音，网状的铁窗和闸门感觉这里像是一个水上监狱。因为过江桥梁，隧道，地铁陆续建设，如地铁二号线的过江广播“您正在通过中国长江第一隧，通过此期间只需四分钟”，现在有更多高效的过江选择，曾经作为主要过江工具之一的轮渡如今客流量大不如从前，很多码头的船只要么被改成观光游船，要么停运用作他途。如今选择搭乘轮渡过江的大多是沿江的打渔人或者不知从事何种工作的务工人员，需要载着满是鱼腥味的货物，或许身上有很多灰尘，他们很多骑着摩托车和电瓶车来去，轮渡仍然是最适合他们的交通工具，在城市的高速发展中，轮渡的中转站仿佛是城市空间中一个逐渐被遗忘角落，我拿起我的手持DV进入这一空间，利用DV自由便捷的优势记录下这里的故事。

Still Image from Transfer Station, Yi Zhou, Wuhan, 2017
Still Image from Transfer Station, Yi Zhou, Wuhan, 2017
Still Image from Transfer Station, Yi Zhou, Wuhan, 2017

Special Events & Exhibitions:


The Second DiaoYU Fortress International New Media Festival
The project was first presented in The Second DiaoYU Fortress International New Media Festival, The Migration of Media,  Chongqing, China, 2018.