Paul Heintz
Supported by the French Institut

EFA Studios Program Artist-in-Residence

Paul Heintz works in film, sound and installation. He develops his work in a mode somewhere between documentary and fiction, where realism is often challenged by the characters and actors themselves. Without imposing interpretation, he weaves stories into a very open narrative around societal issues. The relationship with authority and submission to power are often recurrent themes in his exploration, conducted with a certain detachment and poetic manner.

Heintz’ has been presented at contemporary art events and film festivals including FID Marseille, IFFR Rotterdam, Visions du Réel, Paris Nuit Blanche and in art centers and museums such as the Centre Pompidou, FRAC Lorraine, FRAC Grand Large and Les Rotondes. He is the winner of the Emerige Revelation 2019, Revelation Livre d'Artiste 2021 and 1% Marché de l'Art 2023 awards.

Born in Saint-Avold in 1989, Paul Heintz is a graduate of Beaux-Arts de Nancy, Arts Décoratifs de Paris and Le Fresnoy Studio National des arts Contemporains. He lives and works between Paris and the Lorraine region. 

Tal Engelstein
In Partnership with Artis

EFA Studios Program Artist-in-Residence

We are pleased to welcome Tal Engelstein to EFA Studios for a residency in partnership with Artis. Tal Engelstein (Born – Israel, 1989) is a performance and installation artist who works in Tel Aviv (Israel), Graduated Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (USA, 2018), Received BFA at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (Israel, 2015), and Participated as an Exchange Student at SAIC (USA, 2014).

Engelstein presented a solo show at Petite Gallery (2019, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris France) Artist Unlimited (2019, Bielefeld Germany), a special commission installation at Fresh Paint (2017, Tel Aviv Israel), a Solo Show at Gabirol Gallery (2016, Tel Aviv Israel). He won Young Artist Prize (2018), French Embassy Scholarship, Maccabe Dream Project (2017), Rabinovich Foundation (2016) and America-Israel Prize (2015), and Participated as a resident in Artist Unlimited (Germany, 2019) and de Cite de Paris (2019, France).