A portray of Ro Mam ethnic woman by French photographer Réhahn will be displayed within the Precious Heritage exhibition (Photo courtesy of Réhahn)On display in Hanoi will be aselection of 35 photographs through which Réhahn shows the country’s rich anddiverse ethnic culture.
His famous portraits of youngchildren and old women from across the country represent both large and smallethnic groups, from communities that have hundreds of thousands of members tojust a few hundreds like the O Du and Ro Mam.
Posing in their traditionalcostumes, they symbolise their ancestral customs, the ancient knowledge passeddown from one generation to another, the challenges in preserving it and thehope of keeping it alive.
The renowned photographerbelieves that the “most efficient way to preserve the culture of the ethnicgroups is to promote them outside their community, to create a sense of pridefor their heritage and ancient customs. Sometimes, you need someone else’svision to make you realise what you have.”
Associate Professor Vo Quang Trongsaid the Precious Heritage exhibition showcases the natural beauty ofVietnamese people in their traditional costumes through the lens of the Frenchphotographer, and will enrich the viewer, making him/her feel happy and proud.
Earlier, the Precious Heritageexhibition was inaugurated as a free outdoor exhibition in the ancient coastalcity of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam on July 1, and will runthrough this summer.
The photographer has lived in HoiAn for the past six years, and so far has reached out to 45 of the total 54ethnic minority communities in Vietnam.
In January 2016, he was nominatedas the second most renowned online French photographer on photographywebsite xxlpix.net.-VNA
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