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The photographic exhibition titled “ Italy-Vietnam through each other’s eyes” opened
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29/10/2005
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CPV- The opening ceremony of the photographic exhibition titled “ Italy-Vietnam through each other’s eyes” officially opened on October 28th at the national Museum of Fine Arts on the occasion of the week of the Italian culture.
Attending the opening of the event were Markus Cornaro, head of the European Commission delegation to Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Binh deputy foreign affairs minister, the embassy’s staff of Italy in Hanoi and lots of photographers as well as photo lovers.
The exhibition is the 2-room photo collection taken by the ambassador of Italy to Vietnam, Alferdo Matacotta Cordella and Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Viet Thanh with 40 photos each. These photos depict about various topics of daily life of the people of the two countries.
The ambassador said that when he first arrived in Vietnam in February 2004 he got enchanted with the country but more than anything with its people. So he immediately decided to use his modest photography techniques-gained in many, too many years of practice-to try to depict the several and colorful aspects of Vietnam.
The 40 pictures displayed in this exhibition were snapped during the first period of his time in Vietnam, he hopes they are able to reveal his admiration for these people and his amazements for a world so distant from his country. He was born in Fermo (Marche, beautiful region in central Italy) in 1943.
He began taking pictures very early and was born with the “virus” of photography in his blood. He has had several exhibition of architectural and documentary photographs, both in Italy and abroad. His favorite field is portraiture.
He is proud of never having participated in any photography contest.
About Nguyen Viet Thanh, as photographer, he wandered the Italian streets from corner to corner, crossed bridges, walked in ancient churches, trying to capture the moments. He was born in Hanoi and grew up in the city during the time when black and white were the most notable colours seen on the people of this city.
He fell in love with the drastic colour and their delicate shades, yet he wished to see more colours in his life. Trained to become an archaeology in college, now Thanh finds the vibrant colours, sounds, and current events of today’s life more appealing than the stories of the past buried underground. He hopes to capture the moments that set the tones of the time.
The photographs in the exhibition can be purchased with the minimum offer of 100 USD and all the proceeds will go to the international women’s club of Hanoi for their projects of cleft palate and eyes operation for children in Vietnam.
The event is scheduled to wrap up on November 4th.
Anh Tuan
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