A 6-minute masterclass in joy from a guy who turns trash into genius portraits.
A short visual tale about the life, works, and failures of Hanoch Piven, an internationally acclaimed artist who creates funny portraits of people from everyday objects. Through his playful worldview, Piven reminds us how to find faces in unexpected places, how to practice empathy, and above all - how to stop taking yourself too damn seriously!
Direction
Knispel matches Piven's playfulness beat for beat.
Practical Effects
Every portrait is real objects, zero digital trickery.
Director
Yotam Knispel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Piven's portraits have appeared in TIME, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic—often made from whatever was on his desk that morning.
The title's 'art of failure' isn't ironic: Piven keeps rejected portraits as proof that dead ends are still process.
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