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Photo exhibition of Vietnamese - Mexican photographers kicks off in Hanoi
Ha An 10:54, 2019/09/26
The exhibition is a selection of color and black-and-white photos of people, heritages and landscapes of both long-gone and recent times.
An exhibition featuring over 70 images of landscapes and people in Vietnam and Mexico kicked off in Hanoi on September 25. 
 
A corner of the exhibition. Photo: Ha An.
A corner of the exhibition. Photo: Ha An.
Under the theme “Mexico-Vietnam: At the Crossroads of Vision”, the exhibition is jointly held by the Mexican Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to celebrate the 209th anniversary of independence of Mexico and the 74th anniversary of Vietnam. 

Three Mexican photographers namely Sergio Camalich, Eunice Chao, Juan Carlos Duran and their three Vietnamese colleagues Hoang Hai Thinh, Luu Viet Hung and Nguyen Viet Than, showcase their 72 works focusing on people and well-known vestiges of both countries. 

 
Local women selling dolls in San Miguel de Allende. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh.
Mexican women selling dolls in San Miguel de Allende. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh.
The event aims to enhance people knowledge of natural landscapes, people and the unique features of the cultures of Vietnam and Mexico, and in this way further tighten the relationship and partnership between the two nations.

Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Sara Valdes said the exhibition was a selection of color and black-and-white photos of people, heritage and landscapes of both long-gone and recent times. It honors both countries through art, sensitive coincidences and creative synergies.

“It’s all about the different visions, respective of Vietnamese artists when they visited Mexico and Mexican photographers looking at places and faces in Vietnam, so the concept is how we can have both worlds interconnected by the visions by both artists,” Mexican Deputy Head of Mission Adrian Garcia explained the theme of the exhibition. 

Garcia also elaborated about the different perspectives from two different generations of Mexican photography. Eunice Chao visited Sapa, Mekong Delta and Hanoi in 1997, she captured the black and white snapshots of the time through the film camera, so her works are old and nostalgic.

While the works Juan Carlos Duran, a young Mexican who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, have more to do with today’s faces and places in the southern and the Mekong Delta. 

The exhibition will run until October 25 at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. 
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