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| The photo ‘U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Mercy’ by An My Le is on display at the exhibition ‘Events Ashore’ by An My Le |
‘Events Ashore’ from renowned photographer and film-maker An My Le, who has consistently challenged the role, purpose and strategy of military operations as a theatre of fact and fiction, is on display at the San Art in Binh Thanh District.
The show features the artist’s latest project, which begun in 2006 with ten large-sized photos depicting the activities of a contemporary U.S. soldier.
It captures images of soldiers clearing trip wires in Indonesia, assisting relief efforts in earthquake-hit Haiti, a Lieutenant Commander preparing for his portrait photograph in a warship studio, jungle survival in Indonesia with the art of skinning snakes and the presence of Buddhist monks on board U.S. naval vessels.
Le’s work provides a powerful doorway to the social and political responsibilities of contemporary military life.
Born in Saigon in 1960, she is a professor of Photography at Bard College in New York where she now lives and works.
The show runs until Saturday at San Art, 3 Me Linh Street in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District.
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