MAKING COLOUR : the extraordinary story of pigments | SCIENCE DOC

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Today, a simple click generates millions of colours on a screen. It feels effortless, almost trivial. Yet this ability is the result of thousands of years of human ingenuity, driven by our unending quest for new and brighter colours.

From minerals to plants, metals to synthetic chemistry, each pigment required experiments, discoveries, risks and innovation.
To paint, dye, decorate or represent the world, humans had to overcome major challenges :
how to fix colour ?
how to make it stable ?
how to obtain brighter reds, deeper blues, purer yellows ?

This documentary reveals the scientific, artistic and cultural adventure behind the materials that shaped our colourful world.

Directed by Olivier Lassu
52 minutes

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