Nature, death, the unknown: Towards the limit of immanence

This article analyses Li Peifeng’s documentary film Epiphanizer, which contrasts the chaos of post-earthquake reconstruction in Sichuan with local villagers’ dedication to building their tombs (shengji). The author does not attempt to locate solutions for contemporary crisis, because the very act of searching for a solution in fact compresses the space for thinking. Only by rejecting results-oriented actions can we maintain an openness in practice.