{"id":5155,"date":"2017-10-10T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T07:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/?p=5155"},"modified":"2020-03-24T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T05:13:20","slug":"phia-sau-nhung-nu-cuoi-an-giau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/phia-sau-nhung-nu-cuoi-an-giau\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile For The Camera: Reconsider R\u00e9hahn’s Works"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5133″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]While exploring the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An ancient town, you may encounter Precious Heritage<\/em> gallery\/museum, housed in an aging building that blends in well in Hoi An\u2019s tranquil environs. A female receptionist beams a bright smile at incoming tourists. She is but one amongst a sea of smiling women. Pictures of bright-eyed old women from ethnic minorities, shyly covering their mouths with indigo-stained hands before the Western photographer, line the walls. R\u00e9hahn\u2019s headshots are straightforward and highly enhanced with Photoshop’s \u201cclarity\u201d to highlight the deep wrinkles.<\/p>\n

The book <\/span>Vietnam: Mosaics of Contrasts\u00a0<\/span><\/i>is filled with images of these docile, smiling women and children from remote areas, presented in a similar vein. Flipping through this collection of \u201cportraits of Vietnam\u201d, we see doe-eyed, dirt-covered faces. The subjects are nameless, only captioned by their ethnicities. These photographs are not taken by a casual, first-time visitor witnessing the overwhelming disparity between his appearance and theirs (read exoticness), but by a professional photographer who has made a name for himself in Vietnam and decided to call this land his new home.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5137″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5139″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5143″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5140″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]And R\u00e9hahn has been successful. He has two galleries in Hoi An, one in Saigon, and one currently under construction in Hanoi. He has half a million followers on Facebook<\/u><\/a>; his iconic image \u201cBest Friend” makes headlines for being the most expensive photograph sold in Vietnam (17000$). The mainstream local media dote on a foreigner who has spent seven years exploring Vietnam\u2019s beauty. <\/span><\/p>\n

His popularity unsettles me. Overwhelming attention is being to work who\u2019s subject matter and approach are trite. But what\u2019s more concerning is the world view reinforced by R\u00e9hahn\u2019s carefully curated portfolio. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is there to criticize in R\u00e9hahn\u2019s vibrant and carefully composed portraits? He is not the first Western photographer to pursue projects about strange people in a faraway land. In Vietnam, romanticizing ethnic cultures has a long history, from established Vietnamese Association of Photography Artists to young road-tripping-with-a-bike travel photographers. <\/span>But R\u00e9hahn\u2019s work thrusts me into a time-warp to a Vietnam prior to when modernity knocked on our doors. What is most stereotypical of a pre-modern Vietnam has to be present. The Vietnamese wear ao dai and conical hats, the M\u2019Nong tames elephants, the H\u2019Mong works on terrace fields. He asked the subjects to put on their traditional costumes before taking their portraits and later expressed his regret that they are rarely worn nowadays. Flying thousands of miles from France to Vietnam, R\u00e9hahn also chooses to fly back in time to a country without motorbikes, cellphones and livelihoods other than agriculture.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5131″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5132″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]Many could defend R\u00e9hahn\u2019s style as nostalgic. Yes, it is indisputable that these scenes still exist in some parts of the country. Yet, R\u00e9hahn has chosen to photograph his subjects in pre-modern garb and postures to represent \u201cportraits of Vietnam\u201d. Time after time, project after project, R\u00e9hahn single-mindedly excludes the present from his viewfinder. His romanticization, persistent pursuit of “authenticity”, and portrayal of an Asian country through the lens of the past amounts to Orientalism, especially owing to his position as a white Frenchman. On the faces of old women and little kids in rural, mountainous areas with little doubt about the Western photographer’s intent, R\u00e9hahn projects his colonialist fantasy. By celebrating this fantasy, the media and public reinforce deeply-rooted stereotypes of ethnic minorities and distort the image of Vietnam, warping the country into a tranquil, timeless land of rice fields. <\/span><\/p>\n

R\u00e9hahn is not the first photographer seeking to capture indigenous people\u2019s portraits for fear of their cultures being swept away by the unstoppable force of modernity. His predecessors are Edward Curtis with his project about Native Americans, Steve McCurry with India and Jimmy Nelson with tribes around the world, to name a few. Just like them, R\u00e9hahn laments the imminent loss of cultures other than his own. But while these author and image makers have received more scrutiny and criticism from the portrayed communities and media critics, R\u00e9hahn\u2019s work receives praise for its deep appreciation of Vietnamese beauty. Because more than ever Vietnam tourism industry needs postcard-appropriate pictures heavy in symbolism, and isn\u2019t the recognition by a foreigner so life-affirming?<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5144″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]When participating in a co-authoring project with the minority community by ISEE, I came across a photobook called \u201cMy Culture\u201d comprised of photos and stories done by ethnic minority people in a photovoice program. Taken with compact cameras by those who perhaps have used it for the very first time, these photos are visually imperfect. But, the work is generated by community insiders, casually with no particular agenda: they are of daily, working life – sometimes the subjects play flute, smoke from a silver pipe, take part in a bamboo dance, in both traditional costumes and modern clothing. But the most wonderful difference between these photos and R\u00e9hahn\u2019s work is the autonomy of the people in front of the lens.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5129″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5130″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]Perhaps R\u00e9hahn is truly concerned about the loss of ethnic culture. Not only does he take and sell photos, he also dedicates the second floor of his gallery to build a museum preserving traditional costumes of many peoples, a watered down version of the Museum of Ethnology. He recently<\/span> brought 35 Co Tu people to perform in Hoi An<\/span><\/a>, stating the belief that \u201cthe most efficient way to preserve the culture of the ethnic groups is to promote them outside their community […]\u201d. R\u00e9hahn has also expressed the wish to bring 54 peoples of Vietnam to Hoi An’s old quarter one day. This scene sends chills down my spine. I hope that he does not. To theatricalize intangible heritage, uprooting cultural practices to another place for the sake of entertaining tourists, is no different from casting a pall over them in their birthplace. I also hope he stops asking An Phuoc, the blue-eyed girl, to stand next to her portrait so that visitors can cuddle her and take her picture. These activities further objectify ethnic minorities to a remarkable level. R\u00e9hahn\u00a0also actively promotes\u00a0his “Giving Back” project\u00a0as a\u00a0mechanism to defend his photojournalistic ethics, yet the power dynamic between a photographer and his subjects is more than monetary. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”20″ content_placement=”top”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5145″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5148″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]I do not doubt R\u00e9hahn\u2019s photography skills. He is publicly-recognized and financially successful, a rarity today for an artist photographer as R\u00e9hahn describes himself. Yet, photography as a powerful tool for representation is more than the sum of its visual parts. The process goes beyond finding the perfect angle, beyond chatting with subjects and “making friends”, at which R\u00e9hahn already excels. Before pressing the shutter, all image makers bear the responsibility of considering the thin line between appreciation and exoticization, especially when working with minorities attached to discourses of backwardness, inferiority and passivity. And as viewers, we should look past the readymade beauty, anticipate where these images will circulate in the public consciousness, and ask ourselves how many pretty, archetypical images of Vietnam need to fill the pages of in-flight magazines and walls of cultural spaces.<\/p>\n

Had R\u00e9hahn understood that culture is not a static entity, more than just costumes and festivals, his photos would perhaps have been more nuanced and thought-provoking. For now R\u00e9hahn\u2019s Vietnam is a land of peace and happiness, ignoring conflicts between modernity and tradition. We only see likeable \u201chidden smiles\u201d from non-threatening, simple people, enjoying life despite the lack of material comfort. Is this his intention or a blind spot? Whatever his purpose might be, his portraits will always speak more about their author than the people in them. \u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″ offset=”vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”4\/6″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Ha Dao<\/a><\/u>\u00a0is a writer and photographer based in Hanoi. She is pursuing personal projects about minority groups and\u00a0family histories.<\/em><\/p>\n

Connect with Ha on\u00a0Facebook<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/u><\/a>.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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