Marble Mountains

The Marble Mountains, near Hoi An, Vietnam, are a sacred Buddhist destination known for their pagodas and marble sculptures, now crafted from imported stone to preserve the landscape. After a spiritual awakening, I returned to this region to document its "marble village," where artisans create statues reflecting cultural and religious beliefs. Through a cinematic lens, I captured marble as a living form and metaphorical rock, highlighting the man-made nature of both sculptures and convictions. "Marble Mountains" explores this evolution, blending humour, rawness, and reverence to reveal the hardships and divinity within us all. Like these statues, we too are shaped by our creations—yet hold the potential to transform and become divine through our deeper selves.