ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Each of the faintly rendered faces peering out from Binh Danh's leaf prints tells a story, as well as asks questions about history -- likewise for Danh, who moved from war-torn Viet Nam as a young child in 1979. His work stems from his own unanswered questions about what happened in his native country. As he attempts to navigate the boundaries existing between personal and collective memories, he has used his work to give a face to the human costs of war.
Danh is not a photographer in the conventional sense -- instead he works from an existing archive of photographs depicting the war's many victims that he collects from various sources. Once he finds an appropriate image, he uses digital technology to make a negative transfer. From there, his work takes on a decidedly organic quality.
Danh is not a photographer in the conventional sense -- instead he works from an existing archive of photographs depicting the war's many victims that he collects from various sources. Once he finds an appropriate image, he uses digital technology to make a negative transfer. From there, his work takes on a decidedly organic quality.
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