An art space built from landfill

04:04, 06/04/2020

With their skillful hands, sixteen Vietnamese and foreign artists have turned a landfill in Hanoi to a contemporary art space, featuring sixteen story-telling art installations about Thang Long – Ke Cho, a former busy marketplace in the capital.

 

 

With their skillful hands, sixteen Vietnamese and foreign artists have turned a landfill in Hanoi to a contemporary art space, featuring sixteen story-telling art installations about Thang Long – Ke Cho, a former busy marketplace in the capital.

Through talented hands of the artists, 16 artworks made from recyclable materials create an attractive and unique appearance for the street.
Through talented hands of the artists, 16 artworks made from recyclable materials create an attractive and unique appearance for the street.

 

An installation work created from old barrels.
An installation work created from old barrels.

 

'Boat', an artwork made plastic bottles.
'Boat', an artwork made plastic bottles.

 

An impressive artwork made from used oil bottles
An impressive artwork made from used oil bottles

 

'Street Hawkers' and 'Bas-Relief of Indochina' made by Nguyen The Son
'Street Hawkers' and 'Bas-Relief of Indochina' made by Nguyen The Son

 

An artwork features communal houses in Hanoi old quarter
An artwork features communal houses in Hanoi old quarter

 

'Living Green' by Burchett descibes people acting for the environment.
'Living Green' by Burchett descibes people acting for the environment.

 

'Colors' by Diego Cortizas looks brilliant under lights
'Colors' by Diego Cortizas looks brilliant under lights

 

'The city by a river' by Nguyen Ngoc Lam
'The city by a river' by Nguyen Ngoc Lam

 

Pieces of broken mirrors and chicken cages in the work 'Colors' of Diego Cortizas
Pieces of broken mirrors and chicken cages in the work 'Colors' of Diego Cortizas

(Source: VNA)