Open Door at Lionel Descostes Studio

07 and 08 Jun 2014, 10 am – 6 pm
Lionel Descostes Studio

From the organizer:

Lionel is a French contemporary artist, living in Vietnam for 14 years. He mainly uses one thread hand embroidery as medium after he was made ​​aware by the gradual disappearance of villages embroiderers around Hanoi.

He “secluded” himself 8 years in his studio and trained then employed nine deaf and mute girls to his embroidery technique, “by involving them in my project, I made them discover a different approach and purpose regarding embroidery and demonstrated that the profession still exists”.

Lionel Descostes’ previous exhibitions:

In 2010:

Lionel Descostes at Bui Gallery

KVT – Lionel Descostes Embroidery Exhibition

In 2011:

Embroidery Exhibition by Lionel Descostes

Mai Chi on Embroidery Exhibition by Lionel Descostes

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