Real woman photoshop

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:17:20 +0000

“Real Woman Photoshop” is what is written on the sign hanging over the door of a photo studio in the Guanlan district, right in front of a Foxconn factory plant employing tens of thousands of workers.

The studio’s inner walls are covered with coloured sceneries and dream landscapes. Here the young workers pose for some photos to keep for themselves or to send to their far away relatives and friends.

For a couple of weeks Tommaso Bonaventura took the place of the owner of the studio behind the camera. These portraits aim to return these young workers their individuality, overcoming the stereotypes often depicting them as mere robots at the production line.

Dreamwork China

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:07:03 +0000

Dreamwork China, or dreams and rights of a new generation in the world’s factory.

In the suburbs of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, young workers talk about their lives, existences built on a precarious balance between hope, struggles and wishes for the future. Around them activists and NGOs strive to give sense and meaning to words like rights, dignity and equity.

This short video is an excerpt from the full length documentary (55 minutes), written and directed by Tommaso Facchin and Ivan Franceschini.