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Dominique de Miscault: dedicated to Vietnam

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Since her first visit to Vietnam in 1992, Dominique de Miscault has had a special love for this country and its people. So far she has visited Vietnam 25 times, held 12 exhibitions in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and published the book titled “Hanoi Today”.

Dominique de Miscault is a painter, a sculptor and an installation artist. She has organized numerous exhibitions throughout France and other countries in the world. Since 1995 she has held 12 exhibitions in France with notable themes on the life and culture of Vietnamese people, including an exhibition of sculptural works inspired by Vietnamese poems from the 10^th century; Places of living and worshipping of the Vietnamese people; Vietnamese people between the earth and the sea; Thick strokes in Vietnamese calligraphy, voice for the residence, colour for songs, and more.

Dominique’s house at No. 68 on Italia Avenue, Paris has become a familiar meeting place for AAFV members as well as artists, politicians and researchers on Vietnam. Now Dominique and Marie Helene Lavallard are the two major editors of the “Perspective France-Vietnam” Magazine.

In recent years, Dominique’s artistic and social activities have been closely connected with Hanoi. In 2007 she organized an exhibition of a collection of photographs and documents on President Ho Chi Minh at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi. In March, 2008 she had an installation exhibition of photographs and illustrations entitled “Among the Meshes” at Exhibition House No. 16 Ngo Quyen Street in Hanoi. In early 2009, Dominique visited the ceramic village of Bat Trang in Hanoi to produce the work “Seven Days of Creation” in an abstractive style and with strong, liberal and contrast colours on a mosaic background. This work is a part of the “Ceramic Road”, an art project to celebrate the 1,000^th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

During her 25^th visit to Vietnam on March 6, 2009 she held a special photo exhibition entitled “Long Bien – The Bridge of Dreams” at Maison des Arts, 31 Van Mieu Street, Hanoi. The exhibition displayed 70 photographs featuring Long Bien Bridge from different angles, which evoke new emotions from viewers. Through Dominique’s photos the 100-year-old bridge becomes impressive and surreal.

With great affection for Vietnam, Dominique de Miscault said: “The people and life in Vietnam is very sincere and open so the good and the bad can be easily seen. The Vietnamese people are tolerant and altruistic”.

Story by Tran Tri Cong

Photos by Hoang Ha - Vietnam Pictorial

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