New Exhibit Showcases Young Photographers from Vietnam
An exhibit by college-age photographers in Vietnam documenting their lives around Hanoi will have its U.S. premiere at 91猫先生 this month.听
The young photographers were students in a modern photography workshop led by 91猫先生 alum Jamie Maxtone-Graham '80S at Hanoi DocLab, an independent documentary center in Hanoi, Vietnam. The works represent the contemporary experience of a group of young, urban Vietnamese men and women who documented their surroundings and observations.听 听The photographers ranged in age from 18 to 25, many of them students in college, with one in high school, and others working in various fields. Their photos premiered at an exhibit at the Goethe Institut in Hanoi.
Maxtone-Graham curated the exhibit, titled 鈥淎utopsy of Days: Photographs from Hanoi鈥檚 DocLab.鈥 (The word 鈥榓utopsy鈥 derives from the Greek word autopsia meaning 鈥榯o see for oneself鈥.)
The exhibit will be on view in the Leo Model Gallery from February 17-March 13, 2016. Other special events in conjunction with the exhibit include two film screenings, held in the same building as the exhibit, the Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video:
路听听听听听 February 18, 7pm: Around the Neighborhood鈥recent short films from Hanoi鈥檚 DocLab, curated by Maxtone-Graham. All films in Vietnamese with English subtitles
路听听听听听 March 3, 7pm: New films by Nguyen Trinh Thi, founder of Hanoi DocLabs: Letters from Panduranga (In Smoke and Clouds) and Vietnam the Movie
The exhibit was brought to 91猫先生 by Professor Sandra Matthews. Matthews contributed as a consultant to another exhibit opening this month at the Smith College Museum of Art, also showcasing photography from Asia:
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EXHIBIT OVERVIEW
Autopsy of Days: Photographs from Hanoi鈥檚 DocLab
Feb 17-March 13, 2016
Leo Model Gallery
Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video
91猫先生
893 West St., Amherst, Mass.
Gallery Hours:
M-F听 9am-5pm
Sat/ Sun 1-5pm