Exibition Photos to French Cultural Center

25 05 2008

For the 5th concecutive year , the association «Coup de Pouce » (helping hand) (http://www.coupdepoucevn.org/ ) , an association which helps projects for the poor in vietnam through events and donations, organized a photo competition under the theme: “ Vietnam: through the eyes of a city” reserved for amateur photographers.

On the opening night , the jury rewarded the artists for originality, emotion and, creativity and Velvet Underground offered as the Jury’s price a squiggle linen bed spread and 2 pillow shams, it’s Veronique Gounaud with the picture No 14 who won!

Other prizes included an excursion day with Exotissimo ( http://www.exotissimo.com/ ) in Ba Trang and Bu Thap, dinner at the “Cafe des Arts” ( http://www.cafedesarts.com/ ), lunch at the restaurant Le Beaulieu, Sofitel Metropole ( http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/fr/sof/1555/fiche_hotel.shtml ), dinner at the Green Tangerine .

And the cocktail was very good, offered by Didier Corlou ( http://www.verticale-hanoi.com/) and Red Apron!

Through over 100 photos, some taken as though through child’s eye, with students wearing tradional au dai’s, or more traditional scenes such as a sunset over the west lake We see a common theme of small delights in hidden places.

The Exhibition is held at

L’ESPACE 24, Trang Tien in Hanoi

and is on until the 29th of May, and if you miss it, don’t worry ! A selection of these be printed on a calender for 2009 from which all proceeds will go to charity.

Our favourite : « Love and hopelessness » in Hoi An

Pour la 5 eme anne consecutive, l’association « Coup de Pouce », qui oeuvre a travers differents projets en faveur des plus demunis (http://www.coupdepoucevn.org/ ) organisait un concours Photos ayant pour theme “Vietnam : à travers la ville” reservcs aux photographes amateurs !

Lors du vernissage, le jury a recompense les artistes pour leur originalite, l’emotion degagee, la creativite, etc.Velvet Underground a offert une magnifique parure de lit aux surpiqures dansantes, en velours et lin, c’est Veronique Gounaud avec sa phot No 14 qui l’a remporte!

Les autres prix comprenaient une journee d’excursion avec Exotissimo ( http://www.exotissimo.com/ ) a Ba Trang et Bu Thap, un diner au “Cafe des Arts” ( http://www.cafedesarts.com/ ), un dejeuner au restaurant Le Beaulieu, Sofitel Metropole ( http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/fr/sof/1555/fiche_hotel.shtml ), un diner au Green Tangerine.

Et le cocktail etait delicieux, offertt par Didier Corlou ( http://www.verticale-hanoi.com/) and Red Apron!

A travers ces 100 photos, parcourez la ville a hauteur d’enfants, d’etudiantes portant leur costume traditionnel : “Ao dai”, admirez le coucher de soleil sur le lac Tay Ho.

Un concentre d’emotions, de petits bonheurs, de lieux caches.

Elle se tient jusqu’au 29 mai a l’Espace- Centre Culturel Francais jusqu’au 29 mai.

24, Trang Tien in Hanoi

Et ne vous inquietez pas si vous la manquez, les plus belles photos illustreront le calendrier 2009 !





About the Photo Session in November

7 12 2007

   

                                                We decided to update our photo data base for the new website that Isabelle is working on for us with Julian, the web graphist http://www.duografikmedia.com/. 

We called upon our favourite photographer  Na Son Nguyen  www.flickr.com/photos/nasonnguyen  who has worked with us in the past  came along with his assistant and their various sized cameras, tripods and the other paraphanalia that goes into turning product into two dimensional magicical works of art. 

It was a very busy day, we transformed the boutique so9 www.boutique.so-9.com  into a studio and got busy ironing and fussing and creating sets for the photos. In the mean time the photographers fell in love with our bunnies and we learned that bunny jokes are a cross cultural thing! 

The results are great though.





Such a nice performance !

7 12 2007

Congratulations to this passionated band !

Gabrielle and the Velvet Underground workshop were kept busy for weeks (months?!) creating costumes for the kids at UNIS   www.unishanoi.org/   for their Grease Performance.

It was lovely working with the kids, and we were delighted and proud of their performances and of our costumes!