Inlen Fine Art Gallery Photo Print Vietnam Vietnam Architecture

Sale art photo Ref. 595
Modernist Ruins – Dalat

by photographer

$150.00 – $350.00

Pricing varies upon the size and number of copies
A2 (42 x 59cm): $350 - Limited edition to 20
A3 (30 x 42cm): $150 - Limited edition to 100

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The city of Dalat was built during the French colonial period and it became rapidly the touristic spot, especially for the Saigonese bourgeoisie eager to escape the stifling heat of the Mekong Delta. After the end of the American War in 1975, owners fled and the villas were left abandoned.

This photo is from a photographic documentary on these ruins done in 2012. With an architectural perspective, the series is telling the contemporary Vietnam’s history, from the French colonial empire to the damages caused by the American War.
The apparent contradiction with a living object (the car) and the empty building describes the intermediate state of the preservation’s policy of these historical villas.
#Dalat #Villa #War

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Why this print is an artwork for the collectors

  • It is signed by the artist
  • It is printed in limited editions. Number of editions is depending upon the format
  • We use the best ink and fine art papers (Canson, Ilford, Hahnemuhle) for a lifetime quality
  • You will receive a certificate of authenticity

Art photo frame formats

  • Format A3 (30x42cm)
    if the artwork is square, it will be 30cm large

  • Format A2 (42x59cm)
    if the artwork is square, it will be 42cm large

  • Others formats : bigger formats up to 1 meter are available. Please send us a request

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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, but preservation is facing multiples problems especially on legal ownership issues.

This series is a documentary about abandoned villas on Nguyen Du Street, next to the railway station.  Multiple villas can be found from traditional mountain western villa to modernist style with large windows and terraces. Most of them have chimney built, which is quite unusual in a tropical country.

With an objective perspective, the series gives an architectural point of view of Vietnam’s history, from the jewels of the French colonial empire to the ruins caused by the American War. The question of preservation arises the economic issues of the current Vietnamese government facing with the spreading urbanism but also its willingness to protect or not its heritage.