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Vietnam, Art, Photography
Thai Phien
11.21.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Hanoi is poised to hold Vietnam’s first nude photography exhibition by photographer Thai Phien. It seems like it is causing quite a stir in the country as people grapple with ‘unhealthy’ images in the society.
I cannot gauge the masses’s reaction. In a conservative country like Vietnam expanding so quickly, it may take a while […]
Vietnam, Art, Photography
Binh Danh
09.27.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Vietnamese-American Binh Danh’s chlorophyll prints are as amazing as they are poignant. Using found photographs from the Vietnam War era, he imprints the images on the leaves through photosynthesis; creating a powerful link between the present and the past, alluding to the jungles that the war was fought in.

© Binh Danh

© Binh Danh

© Binh Danh
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