FollowingAfternoonLandscape(2020)andNightWalk(2023),SohnKoo-yongpresentshisthirdfeaturedocumentary.Acinematicwandererwhosavorsspacesandfindspoetryinnature,SohnventuresintoaparkthistimewithOhKyu-won’spoemTheBreathoftheGardeninhishand.Asthe24-versepoemthatbeginswiththeline“At2intheafternoon,abutterflyflutteredclosetotheground”appearsastextonthescreen,atthepark,abirdsettlesdownonabranch,cloudscoverthesun,acatwashesitsface,awaterwheelturns,afountainsprayswater,akoiswimsacrossthepond,andantsdiligentlygoabouttheirwork.This“230squaremetersofuniverse,”wheretheworldoftextandimagemergeseamlessly,isperfectlycompleteinitsmeaningfulmeaninglessness.Sohnpresentsaworldthatglimmerswithfragiletransparency,usingtherepetition,variation,andcirculationofminimalthings.Thefilmcapturesawalker’sworld,bothemptyandfullatonce.