Vietnam by Mitch Epstein

Vietnam by Mitch Epstein

Mitch Epstein's evocative pictures reveal a complex Vietnam that few Americans have ever seen.This is not a document about the war; nor is it the pastoral idyll other photographers have portrayed. Vietnam, through Epstein's eyes, is a sometimes disturbing and sometimes sublime palimpsest. Vietnam: A Book of Changes interprets a culture and landscape largely cut off from the West for the last thirty years, and now open to a market economy and a new relationship to America. The photographs are suffused with the rawness of Vietnamese life lived on the economic and political edge. Under the layer of friendship lies the tension of politics; under beauty lies violence; under the stark faces of remote villagers is the entrepreneurial momentum drawing them to the city; and under the remnants of war is an artistic bohemia grappling with new freedoms and continued censorship.

Mitch Epstein's work has been exhibited widely and included in numerous photography collections throughout the world. He has worked as a cinematographer and production designer for films, among them Saalam Bombay and Mississippi Masala. Previous books include In Pursuit of India and Fire, Water, and Wind. He lives in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780393040272
ISBN 10	0393040275
Title	Vietnam
Author	Mitch Epstein
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Publisher	WW Norton & Co
Year published	1997-02-26
Number of pages	186
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