This series is inspired from the poem \u201cLaments From the Royal Harem\u201d written in the 18th century, by Nguy\u1ec5n Gia Thi\u1ec1u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poet tells the destiny a woman of the royal harem which\nwas similar to his own. First a favorite of the king, she had been abandoned,\nfalling into an oblivion made of misery and bitterness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a metaphor but also a goddess, the moon is used to describe the inner sentiment of a fragile beauty. The concubine invokes it as her friend who can share her sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poem has about 15 occurrences of \u201cMoon\u201d which can be expressed with many words in Vietnamese: nguy\u1ec7t, h\u1eb1ng, tr\u0103ng. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse 17. \u201cMy perfume would captivate moon and flower,\u201d (H\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1eafm nguy\u1ec7t say hoa)
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Verse 33. \u201cThe fall moon yet unveiled its cool radiance;\u201d (N\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec9nh chung nguy\u1ec7t\ng\u00e1c m\u01a1 m\u00e0ng)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse 113. \u201cI would be a friend of fresh wind and clear moon\u201d (L\u1ea5y gi\u00f3 m\u00e1t tr\u0103ng thanh k\u1ebft ngh\u0129a) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verse 141 \u201cThe feather gowns scintillated in the moon.\u201d (\u00c1o v\u0169 kia l\u1ea5p l\u00f3 trong tr\u0103ng) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
About the iconography , some photos are also referring to the painting Ophelia done by British artist Sir John Everett Millais. It depicts Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This series has been done in the day of the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century on Friday, July 27 – 2018 in the region of Hue.
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In the calm and magnificent landscape of mountains and waters, it tells the transition from day to night, from twilight to moonlight evoking the fate of the princess as ineluctable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This series is inspired from the poem \u201cLaments From the Royal Harem\u201d written in the 18th century, by Nguy\u1ec5n Gia Thi\u1ec1u.<\/p>\n
The poet tells the destiny a woman of the royal harem which
\nwas similar to his own. First a favorite of the king, she had been abandoned,
\nfalling into an oblivion made of misery and bitterness. <\/p>\n
As a metaphor but also a goddess, the moon is used to describe the inner sentiment of a fragile beauty.<\/p>\n
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