Eternal Spring: Inside the Art

Delve into a unique artistic process with this app accompaniment to the Eternal Spring film! Watch as acclaimed Chinese comic artist Daxiong recreates visions from his lost hometown of Changchun through dramatic illustrations that come to life as fully animated sequences. The app also features detailed interviews with the artist presented through an interactive timeline that tells the personal story of his rise as a newspaper editor and pioneering comic artist in China to his encounters with repression on account of his spiritual beliefs, and ultimately his fleeing home amid a climactic, dramatic event.

See how Daxiong drew his cast of characters based on interviews conducted for the film. These characters help fill in the missing pieces of a remarkable story explaining Daxiong’s decision to leave it all behind. Additionally, the app presents many of the landscapes and settings that Daxiong created for the film. These drawings morph from his initial sketches to the finished, fully coloured images that make Eternal Spring stand out.