Shānzhài Screens
Shenzhen at night, copyist painters recount their daily lives and their craft. Their acts shift alternately between an artistic and blue-collar imagery, from new technology to classical techniques. Here, another history of painting is being drawn.
Dir. Paul Heintz - 23min - 2020 - France
"a meditative study of liminal urban spaces, shot in a Chinese district that specialises in fine-art reproductions." - The Guardian
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Shānzhài Screens
Dir. Paul Heintz - 2020 - France
Shenzhen at night, copyist painters recount their daily lives and their craft. Their acts shift alternately between an artistic and blue-collar imagery, from new technology to classical techniques. Here, another history of painting is being drawn.
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Shānzhài Screens - Trailer
Dir. Paul Heintz - 23min - 2020 - France
Shenzhen at night, copyist painters recount their daily lives and their craft. Their acts shift alternately between an artistic and blue-collar imagery, from new technology to classical techniques. Here, another history of painting is being drawn.