Exhibitions at Hotel de la Paix
1) “One step on a mine, it’s all over…”, By Taizo Ichinose (1947-1973)
The first international exhibition of Japanese war photographer held abroad
and in Cambodia, with images of Cambodia and Vietnam during the early
1970's.
In November 1973, Taizo Ichinose was captured and killed by Khmer Rouge
soldiers, not far from the Angkorian temples. His most precious dream had
been to reach Angkor Wat and immortalize it in photography.
At the age of just twenty-four, Taizo left Japan for the first time as
a freelance photojournalist, heading for the war-torn regions of South-east
Asia. During his first visit to Cambodia in early 1972, he was blacklisted
as a photojournalist by the government and forced to leave the country.
He moved on to cover conflicts in Vietnam, only to return to Siem Reap
the following year, under the guise of a boxing teacher, to continue his
journey to Angkor, recording the uprising of the Khmer Rouge against the
government forces under Lon Nol coup.
The photographs and memoirs he left behind depict not only soldiers in
battle, but also the daily life of people and children in villages and towns
that continued despite the war. Now on the thirty-third anniversary of his
death, these rare historical archives of both Cambodia and Vietnam are
exhibited for the first time outside of Japan, initiating the international
acclaim that Taizo deserved.
2) "Legs", by Claude Estebe
" And what makes him wonder, and which makes us wonder with him, is how
much these legs can express: a culture, a society, an ancestral tradition
marching against modern times. Claude Estèbe is an archeologist of
contemporary life".
Some humorous, fresh and colourful series of pictures on Japanese women
legs...No more words, come and discover...
*** For more information :
Christine Cibert, Art Curator : 011.40.20.77, chcibert@aol.com
Bronwyn Burns : bburns@hoteldelapaixangkor.com, www.hoteldelapaixangkor.com
posted by Jinja @ 8:39 PM
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