Double Happiness questions the concepts of copy and original, daring the viewer to figure out if the projected images are of the Austrian village, of its Chinese namesake or of a scale model.
With her documentary the Austrian video artist and filmmaker Ella Raidel tells, often in an ironic way, a controversial story, that makes us reflect on issues related to fast economic growth, to social development, but also on the concepts of place and stereotype.
But Double Happiness is also about ways of communicating, showing how an architectural project can be told, used as a set for promotional music videos and photo shoots, transforming utopia in everyday scenes.