ENTRE LA GROTTE ET LE SOLEIL
par Steve Bisson
«La vraie rébellion est celle qui remet en question l’ordre préconstitué, non pas qu’elle le néglige au profit d’une immaturité définitivement anarchique ou hédoniste.»
Dans la récente série « Hong Kong 2047 » de Quang Lam, le photographe alterne des portraits verticaux de gratte-ciel grotesques, représentés presque comme s’il s’agissait de totems, avec des images en gros plan de systèmes de contrôle et de surveillance à distance.
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Although Tibetan Buddhism integrates the three main vessels of Buddhism, it is distinguished by a set of practices and historical and artistic traditions that give it its special character.
The immensity of its territory, its millennial and contemporary history have shaped its expression and its art which are not only visible in the temples but along the roads and within the magnificent landscapes of the Himalaya.
In his different trips from 2013 to 2017,
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Photographer Hoang Nhiem extends his interests to social issues and human influences on nature. In his photographs, nature is not just an landscape/object but a victim in a story that needs to be told.
“From Hà Giang to Trà Vinh, I capture resilient trees in their habitat. In my photographs, I use infrared technique to convey their beauty and strong vitality, despite the destruction caused by humanity in their path to ‘develop’ and find convenient comfort.”
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The title refer to the famous expression “See Venice and Die”.
It describes the particular esthetic experience one might encounter while visiting some cities in the world. The photographer has been twice in Kyoto. Images of the exhibition are related to the second trip, which happened 12 years after the first one.
Souvenirs, street photography and fictional images are mixed to define his ephemeral consciousness of perfection in this photographic essay.
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Phu Quoc, between mangroves and magical trees.
Located off the coast of southern Vietnam, Phu Quoc was at one time a place
for the exiled and imprisoned. Until recently, it took eight hours on a
merchant ship to reach the island from the mainland. This remoteness, though, was instrumental in
the island retaining most of its natural treasures.
For most of the people, its main attractions are its beaches and the sea,
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“an aesthestic moment’ of a timeless feeling of enlightened harmony as the poet’s nature and the environment are unified” – Kenneth Yasuda
