Shanghai's shikumen housing once formed 65% of the city's residential stock; in Xuhui, its floor area later fell by roughly 91%. At Hongqiao Tiandi, a new development with no historic buildings on site, Vhils carved an unnamed woman during a four-day live intervention in September 2016. Against the city's lost lane-house life, the face cuts human presence into a surface shaped by redevelopment.
Year2016PlaceShanghai, ChinaMediumWallsSeriesscratching the surface seriesTypeWall