HCMC – “54…” Photo Exhibition of Le Vuong and Sebastien Laval

Opening: Fri 13 Dec, 5 pm
Exhibition: 13 Dec 2013 – 13 Jan 2014
Ho Chi Minh Museum

From Art Vietnam:

2013 marks the 40 year anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between France and Vietnam. Throughout Vietnam many music, art and other cultural activities have been mounted to celebrate this occasion. Marking the closing of the year of cultural activities of France in Vietnam 2013, a photo exhibition of two photographers, one the highly respected Le Vuong from Hanoi, and Sebastien Laval from France, will open Friday, December 13, 5:00pm at the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

Photo exhibition “54…” is composed of the two photographers works which record the daily life of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam from 1980 up to the present in black/white and color photographs. This exhibition will be also be presented in the Museum Orangerie du Senat in Paris from 27 June to 8 July, 2014 as part of the festival of cultural activities of Vietnam in France 2014.

Veteran photographer Le Vuong, now 95 years old, has dedicated his entire life to taking photos of Vietnam. A familiar sight in the early morning hours in Hanoi, he goes out on his bicycle, exploring Hanoi and its landscape capturing ordinary moments as well as precious secret ones. He has traveled throughout the country tirelessly providing us with an archive of precious memories of how life was lived in a country that is rapidly transforming.

Mainly in color photos, his works depict ordinary life in the city and country that he loves. Le Vuong’s works have been exhibited many times in Europe, Asia and are displayed in the Fine Arts Museum of Vietnam in Hanoi.

Photographer Sebastien Laval first came to Vietnam in 1995. During many trips over the years, he began to record the daily life of the ethnic minorities in order to introduce their beautiful culture and also to create an archival memory of the ethnic minorities to preserve and transfer to the next generations.

Sebastien Laval’s works have been exhibited in Vietnam and France while he continues his research and documentation. He is represented by Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi, Vietnam.

This exhibition is presented by the French Consulate General of HCMC, the French Institut, and the embassy of France. The President of the French Institut, M. Xavier Darcos and Ambassador M. Jean-Noel Poirier will preside at the opening reception.

Please visit our website www.artvietnamgallery.com to see the works that will be exhibited by Sebastien Laval.

Art Vietnam Gallery Lane 66, Number 2, Yen Lac Street Hanoi, Vietnam (Open by appointment only) Tel: 84 4 3862 3184 Fax: 84 4 3862 3185 [email protected] www.artvietnamgallery.com