简介：Fortenyears,BelgianphotographerandartistLéonardPongohasbeendocumentingthelandscapesoftheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Inhislatestwork,heentersintoasensualdialoguewiththem.Theprecisecameraoftenfocusesonlightreflectionsthatliterallydrawusintothemovingimages,whileatthesametimerevealingthecinematographicapparatusbehindthem.Incombinationwiththeelaboratesounddesignandtherestrained,beautifulmusicof“BearBones,LayLow”,thesoloprojectoftheBelgium-basedVenezuelanErnestoGonzález,theportraitofalandscapeemergeswhichthecaptivatingmontagecompositionturnsintoavisual,auditiveandmeditativepleasure.　　Nonetheless,“TalesfromtheSource”isnotatraditional“naturefilm”butanaestheticpositioninginspiredbyCongolesetraditions,artandphilosophywhich–astheartisthimselfemphasises–representstheCongoleselandscape“asasourceratherthanaresource.”Theresultisbestdescribedasanexperienceratherthanarepresentation.…