Art and the Phare Circus
A solo acrobat circles his stage with rice and slowly lays a golden rice mandala on the stage. Rice is more than food, rice is inter generational respect and trust. The acrobats reminiscent of the Read More …
Going Down the River
Just to set the record straight, we were going up the river, but it didn’t have a catchy song title. On the way up we saw the Royal Palace of Cambodia on the Mekong River, Read More …
Holy Rollers
A visit to the Royal Palace in Cambodia highlight the affluence of temples and palaces built with the donations of the poor. A disparity between thos who lead and those who follow has grown, continues Read More …
Back to School
A father picks up children after school. The transportation is not the issue! These children attend school in shifts. Either seven till eleven or one till five. The utilization of school facilities is brilliant, Read More …
Keystone Garden Seeds
In the south of Vietnam as we near the Cambodian border, near Than Cho there is Evergreen Island. A community of some 80 families who live in this Eco aware island without cars and roads. Read More …
Capital with a C
The bright lights of evening cover darkness with glitter. In the corner a Casino beckons the impoverished to wager on better days ahead. Under the strobing red lights of evening young women and men offer Read More …
Silk Lessons
Twisting 1024 strands of hair-thin natural silk into threads has been a rattling machine task since the turn of the century. Raw silk wound into silk thread. In the beginning it was very good. After Read More …
Black Sand and Rice
The rice husks are used to heat the empty bowl. The black volcanic sand is added along with a few spoons of Cocunut oil. The entire wok is slowly heated to a scalding temperature. No Read More …
Made in Vietnam
The multiple sewing machines set in a grid speak like Sister Carrita hinted. The multiple images are more powerful than any single image. In the sixties this was a break with tradition. Redundancy was out. Read More …
Wanna Be Paris
The post office in Ho Chi Minh City was claimed to be designed by Gustave Eiffel (Yes of tower fame) and was under construction between 1886 aand 1891. Saigon desired the elements of gothic renaissance Read More …