Agent Orange was opened in gallery of the Maison du Vietnam (House of
Vietnam) in Paris on Dec. 6.
The exhibition, the first of its kind, with its title “Our Life and
Dreams”, is organised by the ‘Flowers of Hope’ Orange Association with
assistance from France’s Kodak film company. The event is under an
initiative of Australian photographer Katherine Muray, who taught these
unfortunate authors in the northern province of Ninh Binh and the
central coastal city of Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The exhibition
introduces entries selected from numerous photos taken by young people
of between 16-20 years old using digital automatic cameras provided by
Kodak film company. These are results of Muray’s week-long training
courses.
The authors are all disabled with mental deficiency or
hare lips and cleft palates caused by Agent Orange/dioxin. They are
unable to speak and learn but their works reflect the disabled’
sentiments of the surrounding world.
Muray said she would open more courses for disadvantaged children in other localities of Vietnam.
A larger exhibition of such works is planed to be held soon at the Vietnam Culture Centre in Paris./.
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