illegal demolition

His films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'Millennium Mambo' poignantly document the erasure of urban landscapes and cultural memory through development and demolition in modernizing Taiwan.

His work consistently explores disappearing spaces and architectural decay, particularly in 'What Time Is It There?' and 'Rebels of the Neon God,' capturing the melancholy of urban transformation and loss.

Films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' elegantly visualize the destruction of old Hong Kong neighborhoods and the passage of time through deteriorating spaces and nostalgic urban imagery.