It has been the centenary of Hsinhai Revolution; the Cold War was long ended, neoliberalism conquered the world, the logic of global capitalism became universal currency. But what is the transcendental rule of history? Could there be a Nationalism’s everlasting dynasty? This video begins in Kinmen, the frontier of the frontiers of Cold War. Not a single soul in sight on the chilling battlefield, all we hear is ‘Wansui [literally ‘ten thousand years’]!’ repeatedly coming through the most powerful loudspeakers of all psychological wayfarers’. Beyond the speakers, the Generalissimo is also calling for ‘Wansui!’ in the derelict Chieh-shou [literally ‘long live Chiang Kai-shek] Hall next to the Chungshan Building in Yangmingshan. At the end the camera takes to a disused cinema, the propaganda of an eternal empire echoes an eternal repetition of history…
