Album – Historical Buildings of Saigon
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history
Photo book – Revive
No one can see a picture of vietnam without being influenced by iconic photos of the war.
The exhibition “Revive” presents artwork based on archives and reenactment photographies:
– “mnemonics” by the artist quynh lam, her personal family story,
– “r like …” by the photographer quang lam, a historic glossary using only the letter r.
These two parallel series revisit the contemporaneous period of vietnam’s history
Series – Reunification’s Reminiscence
Reunification – this is the same aspiration for all people who shared the same history whose destiny has diverged suddenly. The fate of the Vietnamese contemporary history can be read through the different names given to this place: Governor’s Palace, Independence Palace, and Reunification Palace.
Series – Modernist architecture of villas, Kep – Cambodia
The abandonment and decay for over 30 years have transformed these villas in blockhouses. The interior burned, blackened facade, only their structures remain like the skeletons of dead bodies on a battlefield. The windows are black holes letting ghosts lurking freely when night falls.
Album – Modernist architecture of villas, Dalat – Vietnam
Dalat was created during the French colonial period to be a mountain resort in the south of Vietnam. In 1907, the first hotel was built and the urban development was supervised by Ernest Hébrard. The city became rapidly the touristic spot, especially for the Saigonese bourgeoisie eager to escape the stifling heat of his city.
After the end of the American War in 1975, owners of the villas fled and currently, more than 200 villas are under management of the DaLat People’s Committee,
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