Exhibition “A New Me”
13 – 22 Sep 2013, 8 am – 10 pm
Ly Thai To Park
Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
From the organizer:
“A New Me” is how I view my life, and hope you would understand the beauty of life in diversity.
The exhibition is the outcome of 15 disadvantaged groups in society, after four months of hard work, with the support of various civil society organizations, to bring the public all the dearest, most honest, and thus, most beautiful images of the life of ME, engraved with sincere aspirations, buried thoughts, and even positive changes with the support of social organizations.
She is HIV positive…..
He is blind…..
He is a transgender…..
There have been countless of times when such indicated words and looks pointing toward the direction of Me. Making me distressed and troubled. I have asked myself many times, what kind of thoughts people often have of me? Perhaps, through the eyes of judgment and discrimination, everyone only sees a drug-addict, disabled, poor, crooked Me. These prejudices do not stop me from living strongly and rising above to control my own life.
A New Me is something so ordinary in my life, happiness, sadness, changes and achievements. Difficulties and overcoming difficulties, reflections of people who are just like me, or not like me, but we all want to share and give a hand for a better life.
In this modern and refreshing open space, different topic groups for images are also different aspects of ME.
1. I Believe
Negative stereotypes towards people with HIV, disabilities or drug addiction still cannot stop ME from rising above to live well and beneficially for my family and society.
2. I Love
I sympathize, share and support in a world so difficult and challenging yet so full of love.
3. I Share
One person for everyone, everyone for one person. I and my community gain self control, together we improve our material and spiritual lives.
4. I Learn
The skill classes offered by various civil society organizations help me gain more knowledge to improve my material and spiritual lives.
5. I am Me
The greatest desire of mankind is to truly live as oneself. Despite facing multiple discriminations, I still live and love. I want to be alive and to be respected as myself.
6. I Thrive
Each day, I try to improve the material life for me and my family. All the changes, even small, are still the first sturdy bricks for my own independent life.
7. I Dare
I am no longer shy to talk about sexual health, or to share houseshold chores. This has helped me gain more knowledge and becomes healthier.
8. I Can
Nothing is impossible. People often think that I am blind and thus, cannot take photographs. But the « impossible » has become « possible » when you take a look at all the photographs that I took, the images that could make you surprised and delighted with new self discovery about what is impossible – possible.
Free entrance.
