This series is inspired from the poem “Laments From the Royal Harem” written in the 18th century, by Nguyễn Gia Thiều.
The poet tells the destiny a woman of the royal harem which
was similar to his own. First a favorite of the king, she had been abandoned,
falling into an oblivion made of misery and bitterness.
As a metaphor but also a goddess, the moon is used to describe the inner sentiment of a fragile beauty.
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There are many reasons to want to escape.
This full series develops in the form of fictional narratives, a punctual situation where the protagonist will escape for a new life due to historical circumstances, political, economic or purely personal.
The photos incorporate a narration, signs, clues that make it possible to feel the vital necessity of this decision. Its urgency is reinforced by the title of each scene.
In the scene of “Pattern of thoughts”
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This scene is part of the work on the series “Escape” talking about migration.
The Man is in a hotel, a temporary transit place in a stand-by situation. But he has been waiting for so long. Can this phone call bring him the hope for a liberation?
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