Artists Remake the World
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The Author : Adrien Blouët

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Adrien Blouët was born in 1992. During his art studies, he discovers anthropology and decides to start writing. He publishes narratives mixing wandering and pilgrimages, questionning what makes or prevents our feeling of belonging to places, as futu... [ read more ]
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The Author : Wang Yang

Biography
Wang Yang is a Chinese photographer, born in Shanghai on April 21, 1986. In 2009, he graduated from Shanghai Normal University with a bachelor's degree, specialising in oil painting. Then, he went in France where he learned French for two years, befor... [ read more ]
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Investigation by Adrien Blouët and Wang Yang
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03 September 2018

1933, Shanghai
Slaughterhouse and escape game

Investigation by Adrien Blouët and Wang Yang

Presented on a number of websites as a must-see tourist destination in Shanghai, 1933 Laochangfang—1933 Old Millfun in English, or sometimes just abbreviated 1933—is a former slaughterhouse, a sprawling concrete building situated behind the Huangpu port district. For years the city has attempted to revitalize the site by converting it into a shopping and entertainment center.

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