AERONAUTICS IN THE BACKYARD (2015)
Throughout China farmers are under the spell of one of man’s oldest desires: to be able to fly. In back gardens, they tinker with their own airplanes, with recycled materials and household tools, experimenting and unhindered by any relevant knowledge. Many of these flying machines are incredibly dangerous and barely function, other designs work so well that they are acknowledged by the professional market. However, for the creators it’s not about the money – they are simply looking for ways to fly. Xiaoxiao Xu visited eight of these airplane builders, all with completely different ways of working, and captured their innovativeness, optimism, and human warmth and courage.
