Ce texte est issu du livre Mémoires de Son Excellence Huynh Con dit Đan Tường de Jean-Jacnal écrit en 1924. Cette biographie d’un ancien ministre des Rites à la Cour d’Annam contient des détails historiques sur sa vie et présente une description intéressante de la musique à la Cour.
“Toutes les nuits, nous faisions venir des chanteuses. On
a si peu écrit sur cette catégorie de personnes que sans doute on me permettra de
donner quelques détails sur leur vie,
These exclusive documents (text, images) of Air Vietnam are part of our collected archives. They fill the gap in the official narrative of Vietnamese Aviation. Displayed as ready-made in the exhibition Air Skylen, these archives show how it was critical for the country to own its airlines in the decolonisation process defining hence its new and modern identity.
Note by the author NGUYÊN MẠNH CUNG This article was written according to the documents of Mr.
Theses postcards written in early 20th century are unique archive sent from Ha Noi to different capitals of the world (Paris, Beijing, New York, Bruxelles, Hong Khong) give an historical value to the artworks
These conceptual maps are related to the colonialism epoch of Viet Nam in the early 20th century. Hanoi is drawn in transparency over the foreign city meaning the lost of sovereignty of Hanoi at the expense of the external powers.
For the creative event “Thiet Ke & Cong Nghe” in HaNoi , a whole concept of an airline company, named AIR SKYLEN has been presented
Airlines are the symbols of the technology’s level of a country. It also shares the values also international connections and exchanges.
AIR SKYLEN is derived from the term “Skyline,” which refers to the apparent juncture of earth and sky, often describing the silhouette of city skyscrapers against the sky.
This installation is a part of Air Skylen projectdisplayed at Hanoi Creative Week 2022.
The installation has a game video installed in an immersive environment built with a large city map of Hanoi and surrounded by photos of anonymous skyscrapers photo series.
The purpose of the game is to crash the airplane into growing buildings replacing them by trees. The score is defined by a green city percentage.
“Water
haunts my dreams. It has always been source of obsession since I was a little
boy. In my obscure childhood recollections, water stirs up unsettling feelings.
I found myself in Tri An Lake by chance, the site one of the biggest
hydroelectric dams in the South of Vietnam. Here, water is the fate of the
people. They are the water and the water is their lives. It is also their
dreams, their hopes and hopelessness.
From official history to the personal and particular life : we always try to give the historical context of our archives, so here is the timeline’s snapshot for the first decade after the end of French colonisation.
1954 – Viet Minh forces attack an isolated French military outpost in the town of Dien Bien Phu. The attempt to take the outpost lasts two months, during which time the French government agrees to peace talks in Geneva.
The myth to reach the sky is as old as humanity, especially told in the myth of Icarus. It has become technologically possible in 20th century.
Architecture also embraced this myth as the new credo. Nowadays, the term skyline is used to describe this type of urbanism based on the vertical line. Skyscrapers became the symbols of the superpower of capitalism
With the vibrant red and blue colors which are creating a time lag impression,
