Photography Exhibition “Portraits De Femmes”
On the occasion of the 112th anniversary of International Women’s Day – March 8, (March 8, 1910 – March 8, 2022), the Institut Français du Vietnam in Da Nang and the Danang Museum of Fine Arts jointly organize a photography exhibition “Portraits de Femmes/Portrait of Women” as an outstanding activity in the series of events about “Vietnamese women”. Works of 15 young photographers from Ho Chi Minh City and Hue are picked to see here.
The photos exhibited are the result of two photography workshops organized for three days by the Institut Français du Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City and Hue in January 2020. 15 young artists had snapped photos about Vietnamese women under the guidance of photographers Maika Elan, Binh Dang and Nicolas Cornet.
These photos are the products of a successful teamwork process. The exhibition is not aimed at excellence in visual, but on the contrary, an opportunity for young artists to express themselves through a series of photos that when placed side by side will tell their own emotional stories, or in other words “storytelling”.
The young photographers also challenged themselves by handling the topic in a more contemporary way: thoughts on women, an intimate view of grandmother, or various roles of women in daily life. These young people bring a novel visual to the old topic, depicting broader and more interesting aspects instead of focusing on familiar manners.
The photo works exhibited:
- Nội – Photographer Nguyen Manh Quan
- Chị Dậu – Photographer Nguyen Kim Nhi
- Lửng lơ – Photographer Nguyen Vinh Anh Khoa
- Năm nhất trường Kiến – Photographer Nguyen Trung Tin
- Ngộ – Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Hai
- Ngôi chùa Hiền Lương – Photographer Le Thi Mong Thu
- Phụ nữ ở xóm Bờ Hồ – Photographer Nguyen Anh Tuan
- Phụ nữ và hoa giấy Thanh Tiên – Photographer Nguyen Dinh Chien
- Rời xa ánh đèn sân khấu – Photographer La Khac Khue
- The breath of dance – Photographer Le Dang Ngoc Bich
- Ghé chợ Đông Ba – Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Duy
- Con của mẹ – Photographer Tran Vu Minh Phuc
- Chợ cá Vinh Hiền – Photographer Do Minh Hoang
- Chị Quyền – Photographer Nguyen Thi Thuy Tran
- Thị – Photographer Nguyen Duc Hung
Beside the photos taken by young photographers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hue, viewers have an opportunity to discover articles about the portraits of some typical female characters of Vietnam written by French writer – journalist Sabrina Rouillé and illustrated by artist Lê Phi Long (used to be an artist-in-residence of Mutual program – Villa Saigon).
The characters portrayed:
• Huynh Ly Dong Phuong – Captain of Vietnam Airlines
• Hoang Thi Minh Hong – Director of nonprofit organization CHANGE
• Le Cat Trong Ly – Writer, composer, singer
• Nguyen Thi Mai và Vu Thi Hoai Thoa – Two female workers at a shoe factory in Dong Nai
• Pham Linh Đan – French actress of Vietnamese descent
• Tran Lan Anh – Pediatrician at Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital
THE ARTISTS LEADING THE WORKSHOP
Maika Elan (Nguyen Thanh Hai) is currently a freelance photographer in Ho Chi Minh City. After graduating from Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2008 with a degree in sociology, she started using her camera to capture idyllic moments in her personal life. Soon, she became a professional photographer, mainly collaborating with clients and fashion companies across the country.
In 2014, she was named in the list of 30 outstanding faces of 2014 “30 Under 30” voted by Forbes magazine.
In 2017, Maika Elan was one of six photographers selected for the World Press Photo Organization’s “6X6 Global Talent” program.
Binh Dang is a magazine and commercial photographer. After graduating from Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts in 2009, he learned and practiced documentary photography as a personal method of surveying social issues before becoming a professional photographer.
Binh Dang’s photo works have been exhibited in France, China, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and published in many international magazines Le Journal de la Photographie, Le Monde, Indonesian Exposure Magazine….
As a photographer, journalist and editor, for the last 30 years, Nicolas Cornet has been spending his time in Europe and Asia. He regularly collaborates with major European newspapers and magazines as well as documentary groups of television stations.
Nicolas Cornet’s works have been exhibited in many countries: France, Germany, Switzerland, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Many of his books have been published in Europe and Vietnam. The latest of which is “Chùa Việt Nam” published in 2018.
