A peek into Indochina ethnic societies
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A exhibition of photographs depicting the daily life and cultural activities of ethnic minority peoples in Indochina opens in the central city of Hue Sunday.
“Faces of Asian ethnic groups” will feature black and white photos taken by French photographer Sébastien Laval in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, Cambodia’s Siem Riep, and Luang Prabang in Laos.
They include portraits of ethnic people and reflect their traditional customs and changes in their lives. Many of them will be untitled, allowing viewers to draw their own conclusions and figure out the differences between the three locations.
Sébastien Laval arrived in Vietnam for the first time in 1995. Most of his photos are about Vietnamese ethnic minorities, and he is currently involved in a project to publish a photo book featuring the country’s 54 minorities.
The exhibition at New Space Arts Foundation, 15 Le Loi Street, will run until July 7.
