Tracing the thread…
His films consistently depict nature as sublime yet destructive, exploring humanity's futile struggle against environmental collapse and decay.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionHe portrays landscapes in states of deterioration and abandonment as meditations on time, memory, and the inevitable decay of all things.
Chloé Zhao China/United StatesHer films document the physical and environmental decay of American landscapes while finding dignity in nature's harsh, indifferent transformation.