The largest sinkhole in Yunnan, China, that separated a patient with Hansen's disease from the outside world, is now ironically a rising tourist attraction. He Pingxiu was sent to this area in his 20s because of his Hansen’s disease. Unlike his 35-year-old son, Yang Xiuxiang, he remains skeptical about development. The authorities have abandoned and isolated Yang Xiuxiang’s mother, but send an assistant to help him with the development of the sinkhole. Although the mother and son threaten each other, she still cooks for him and he takes her to the hospital at the back of his motorbike. Inside the sinkhole, conflicts merge into the same landscape even as the mother and son raise their voices. There are pigs snorting loudly as they’re being transported. A fast-growing grandson shares a meal with his aging grandmother. The millstone means history for the mother and garbage for her son. He Pingxiu avoids the main road frequented by tourists. This bittersweet scene of redevelopment brings together their struggle for survival and years of isolation. [CHAI Heesook]