{"id":7587,"date":"2018-11-09T06:11:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T23:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/?p=7587"},"modified":"2020-03-23T18:06:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T11:06:21","slug":"ones-to-watch-thao-duc-bui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matca.vn\/en\/ones-to-watch-thao-duc-bui\/","title":{"rendered":"Ones To Watch: Bui Duc Thao"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text]Bui Duc Thao is one of three latest recipients of Invisible Photographer Asia mentorship program. 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I myself is a bit impatient and impulsive. Photography is immediate and can easily connect people. I am also quite independent; being alone with a camera gives me the ability to control everything in the frame. Photography can be something both casual and formal. I can approach it spontaneously, or I can carefully construct a photo.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; gap=&#8221;20&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7572&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7578&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7580&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Could it be said that identity is one of the major subjects in your photo projects? <\/strong><br \/>\nAs a child I have always struggled with my own identity. Anyone who moves back home after studying abroad experiences this feeling of in between, a typical example of a &#8220;third culture kid&#8221;. I have never felt like I belong anywhere. While studying in the US I couldn&#8217;t fully connect with others, while my opinions can be quite different and hard to express in Vietnam. For example, sexuality is considered a taboo by those closest to me like my parents. 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The round tray in a traditional family meal speaks about both Vietnam and my own family. I am not straight and have not come out to my parents since this is not the right time. In Vietnam, people like to gossip and scrutinize others&#8217; private lives, while my parents are still working and want to keep their faces. I have always felt a burden of letting them down just by being myself. I love my parents but I need more, I cannot live differently.<\/p>\n<p>The mat is often used to conceal, such as to cover bodies of victims of road accidents. Having to hide oneself is a bit similar to death&#8230; This sounds quite dramatic. 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Lately I&#8217;ve been leaning towards images that are emotional and intuitive. I want to work more freely and naturally, playing more with photography.<\/p>\n<p>Images I have made recently are about youth: messy, chaotic and full of energy. Such energy might not be put in the right place but it has its own beauty.<\/p>\n<p>I am not particularly fond of photographing people. I want to express human emotions without having people in my photos. With ideas I currently have, it is comfortable to work within the boundaries. Maybe being hesitant about approaching strangers is a disadvantage, but I haven&#8217;t felt the need to break away so I keep playing in my comfort zone. 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The path is set: you study, find an internship and then a job at some company. Photography is a way to escape from that path and I feel like this is a true calling.<\/p>\n<p>All social issues I&#8217;m interested in revolve around freedom. I am also fighting for my own freedom. I&#8217;ve always been afraid of being judged, but still I don&#8217;t want to leave my thoughts unspoken. Photography is a creative way for me to express them. 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