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Temporal Strata
DocLab

Temporal Strata

Ping-Sheng Wu, Jie Liou
Taiwan, United States
2026
18 min
Dutch Premiere
IDFA DocLab Program & Competition, IDFA DocLab Spotlight
Synopsis

The makers began with a deceptively simple question: What if time had a physical form? It might look something like this dome projection—a sensory immersion in algorithmically generated image and sound moving together, layer upon layer, and yet perceived as a single unified field.

Images and sounds merge, rhythms shift and textures change, harmoniously and musically. Together they form a cosmic kaleidoscope that sometimes evokes organic forms—dots, lines and patterns conjure up the sea, sand, or clouds—without ever becoming anything specific.

Slowly, the audiovisual projection takes over your sense of time. Instead of a conventional linear narrative, Temporal Strata offers a hypnotic manipulation of duration, not as an objective measure but as a subjective experience. Some visitors may feel like dancing, others like meditating, with each breath echoing an immeasurable shared moment.

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Credits
18 min
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Spoken languages: No dialogue
Director
    Ping-Sheng Wu,
    Jie Liou
    Ping-Sheng Wu,
    Jie Liou
Created by
    Ping-Sheng Wu,
    Jie Liou
    Ping-Sheng Wu,
    Jie Liou
Production
    Jie Liou for FPA
    Jie Liou for FPA
Screening copy
    Min-Wei Kuo for MISH: Arts & Creative Experiences Agency
    Min-Wei Kuo for MISH: Arts & Creative Experiences Agency

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