{"id":22442,"date":"2025-03-31T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/?p=22442"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T11:03:24","slug":"luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-33.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Since 2016, out of personal interest and in a scavenger hunt manner, we at Matca have been building a collection of photography publications in and about Vietnam, prioritising works by Vietnamese nationals and including ones removed from the official narrative. Different types of photography, originally intended for different uses, were gathered, including books, catalogues, periodicals, prints and ephemera. As revealed by their discolouration and worn edges, many of these materials have lived interesting lives, recently retrieved from overseas or found via informal second-hand stores stacked alongside other vintage knickknacks.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1155x1155.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1155x1155.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UO_web_store_002.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-20.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Entitled <em>The Unofficial Archive, <\/em>this project presents a selection from the collection, divided into <em>Books<\/em> and <em>Ephemera<\/em>. Included are materials spanning photojournalism, fine art, and commercial photography, printed within and outside the country, including places like Hong Kong, Japan, and the Soviet Union. With dates of publication ranging from the 1950s to the present day, the selection encompasses a variety of issues and visual tropes through a pivotal moment in Vietnam&#8217;s national and photographic history as the country emerged from the aftermath of colonialism followed by the Vietnam War, known domestically as the Resistance War against America. Works and practices from this period continue to inspire explorations in recently published titles. Taken together, they demonstrate the varied roles that photography has played in Vietnam, from a nation-building device to a tool for self-expression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"996\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-1024x996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-770x749.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-370x360.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-585x569.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-1155x1124.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-293x285.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-1024x996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-770x749.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-370x360.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-585x569.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-1155x1124.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16-293x285.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092025-004-16.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-29.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-770x546.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-370x262.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-585x414.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1155x818.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-293x208.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32-1400x992.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-23092024-004-32.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>After its debut at BoP Festival 2023 in Bristol, The Unofficial Archive catalogue has been re-designed and is now available in both Vietnamese and English. From 04-06.04.2025, Matca Space for Photography will host a special showcase featuring original materials from the collection alongside community events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An initial attempt to activate materials haphazardly amassed through the years, <em>The Unofficial Archive<\/em> remains open-ended with a view to sparking further public interest. We hope you\u2019ll join us in this ongoing exploration of Vietnam\u2019s photographic heritage.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by Matca<br>Year: 2024<br>Pages: 68<br>Size: 25 x 35cm<br>Language: Vietnamese and\u00a0English<br>Print run of 300 copies<br>Price: 390,000 VND<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is supported by the British Council as part of the UK\/Viet Nam Season 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_06.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1155x866.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Unofficial-Archive-Lifestyle_22.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2016, out of personal interest and in a scavenger hunt manner, we at Matca have been building a collection of photography publications in and about Vietnam, prioritising works by Vietnamese nationals and including ones removed from the official narrative. Different types of photography, originally intended for different uses, were gathered, including books, catalogues, periodicals, prints and ephemera. As revealed by their discolouration and worn edges, many of these materials have lived interesting lives, recently retrieved from overseas or found [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,108],"tags":[902,813,903,893],"class_list":["post-22442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-journal","tag-archive-en","tag-must-read-en","tag-photobook-en","tag-vietnam-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam - Matca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam - Matca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Since 2016, out of personal interest and in a scavenger hunt manner, we at Matca have been building a collection of photography publications in and about Vietnam, prioritising works by Vietnamese nationals and including ones removed from the official narrative. Different types of photography, originally intended for different uses, were gathered, including books, catalogues, periodicals, prints and ephemera. As revealed by their discolouration and worn edges, many of these materials have lived interesting lives, recently retrieved from overseas or found [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Matca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matca.vn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matca.vn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-31T09:32:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-31T11:03:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"matca\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@matcavn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@matcavn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"matca\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"matca\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6741faaba57d18f48a70e3a220fe30a3\"},\"headline\":\"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-31T09:32:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-31T11:03:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":342,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/IMG_3456.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"archive\",\"must read\",\"photobook\",\"vietnam\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Features\",\"Journal\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam - Matca\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/IMG_3456.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-31T09:32:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-31T11:03:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6741faaba57d18f48a70e3a220fe30a3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/IMG_3456.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/IMG_3456.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1333},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Matca\",\"description\":\"A gathering space for photographers &amp; visual artists in Vietnam.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6741faaba57d18f48a70e3a220fe30a3\",\"name\":\"matca\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f6ebc73f42dce4e27c6c5678cab9777bd03d0a605b86b14462bcf8b588c7421e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f6ebc73f42dce4e27c6c5678cab9777bd03d0a605b86b14462bcf8b588c7421e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f6ebc73f42dce4e27c6c5678cab9777bd03d0a605b86b14462bcf8b588c7421e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"matca\"},\"description\":\"M\u1edf r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i xoay quanh nhi\u1ebfp \u1ea3nh.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/matca.vn\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/matca.vn\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/matcavn\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/matca.vn\\\/en\\\/author\\\/matca\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam - Matca","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam - Matca","og_description":"Since 2016, out of personal interest and in a scavenger hunt manner, we at Matca have been building a collection of photography publications in and about Vietnam, prioritising works by Vietnamese nationals and including ones removed from the official narrative. Different types of photography, originally intended for different uses, were gathered, including books, catalogues, periodicals, prints and ephemera. As revealed by their discolouration and worn edges, many of these materials have lived interesting lives, recently retrieved from overseas or found [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/","og_site_name":"Matca","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matca.vn","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matca.vn\/","article_published_time":"2025-03-31T09:32:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-31T11:03:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1333,"url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"matca","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@matcavn","twitter_site":"@matcavn","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"matca","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/"},"author":{"name":"matca","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6741faaba57d18f48a70e3a220fe30a3"},"headline":"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam","datePublished":"2025-03-31T09:32:42+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-31T11:03:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/"},"wordCount":342,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg","keywords":["archive","must read","photobook","vietnam"],"articleSection":["Features","Journal"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/","url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/","name":"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam - Matca","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-31T09:32:42+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-31T11:03:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6741faaba57d18f48a70e3a220fe30a3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg","width":2000,"height":1333},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/luu-tru-khong-chinh-thuc-nhung-an-pham-tu-viet-nam\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Unofficial Archive: Printed Materials From Vietnam"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/","name":"Matca","description":"A gathering space for photographers &amp; visual artists in Vietnam.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6741faaba57d18f48a70e3a220fe30a3","name":"matca","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6ebc73f42dce4e27c6c5678cab9777bd03d0a605b86b14462bcf8b588c7421e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6ebc73f42dce4e27c6c5678cab9777bd03d0a605b86b14462bcf8b588c7421e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6ebc73f42dce4e27c6c5678cab9777bd03d0a605b86b14462bcf8b588c7421e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"matca"},"description":"M\u1edf r\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i xoay quanh nhi\u1ebfp \u1ea3nh.","sameAs":["http:\/\/matca.vn\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matca.vn\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matca.vn\/","https:\/\/x.com\/matcavn"],"url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/author\/matca\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3456.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22442"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22444,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22442\/revisions\/22444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}