I’ve run into hundreds, even thousands, of notice boards in Hanoi. Most of them are left blank during Tet holiday. Then, only about 10% are decorated. And in that 10%, there are a lot of simply-embellished boards. Sometimes, […]
One of nice places I took note last year was the lane number 1 Kham Thien street, Dong Da district. This residential area consists of 2-to-4-storey blocks built in 1980s. Although those blocks were built by a railway […]
According to my experience, locals usually decorate the notice boards about a week before Tet. It means there are many activities preparing for the holiday happen around the boards. Tet, Lunar New Year holiday is the longest and […]
Mr. Truong Van Khu is the leader of the residential group number 19, Van Mieu ward, Dong Da district. This year, I stumbled upon him decorating a board in Tran Quy Cap street. I have asked him few […]
Last year, I came up with the idea documenting the public notice boards of Hanoi during Lunar New Year holidays. Due to lack of experience and time, I only discovered about 40 boards scattered throughout the inner districts. […]
This is the only board I have taken photographs consecutively over 4 different year. (4 different Lunar New Year holidays to be more exact) All because it’s pretty close to my house in Kham Thien street, Dong Da […]
The upper photo is one of the first pieces I’ve taken for this collection. It was 2016, when my office was located just few minutes walk from two or three notice boards of collective apartment blocks in lane […]
Everything happens for a reason… Few years ago, I’ve worked at a business unit in an old residential area in Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi. It’s the commune dormitory which was built in 1980s, during the era of socialistic […]