Academy Tianjin 2012 Directed by Paul Collins , John Armstrong
Academy Tianjin (2012) is a silent, 52-minute video that documents a visit to the seemingly abandoned Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, China. The video is shot with a camera mounted on a Steadicam to produce an ethereal and disquieting view of the empty halls and studios. Littering the scene are abandoned paintings and drawings made in the tradition of Western figurative art.
