HMONG MOMENTS

Exhibition with up to 30 black and white large-size pictures (80 x 60 cm) about Hmong ethnic group who lives in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, next to the border with China, and still discriminated for participating in the Vietnam War alongside the Americans. A photographic topic which is not too taken into account in international exhibitions about human rights and about how the governments of these countries seek the resolution of old problems. The pictures were all taken in 2008 and they have been printed on 100% cotton paper with carbon pigment ink. Landscapes with foggy hills surround the lives of these ethnic groups who live marginalized and discriminated, far from services, cities, schools, still in unbelievable hygienic and sanitary conditions. Young generations have to pay a very high price for the wars that have been fought back in the past. Despite being fierce torturers to the Vietnamese, they have been pushed for a long time to marginal areas, where they often have to resort also to piracy and brigandage to earn a living, refuging in the jungles and attacking convoys in the lonely mountain roads.

Yee Yang and Mei Yang. Plain of Jars. Laos - © Carlo SaccoChildren playing on piles of wood. Laos - © Carlo SaccoChildren playing. Vang Vieng, Laos - © Carlo SaccoChild. Ban Sala Ponsavan, Laos - © Carlo SaccoMeals during Mekong  crossing at Champasak, Laos - © Carlo SaccoFamily near Houaphan mountains, Laos - © Carlo SaccoSilkworm after bathing. Ban Sala Ponsavan, Laos - © Carlo SaccoPortrait of Yee Yang, plain of jars. Laos - © Carlo SaccoWay back from school. Van Vieng, Laos - © Carlo SaccoFriends. Van Vieng, Laos - © Carlo Sacco
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