Exhibition showcasing Spanish architect’s impression on modern Vietnam opens
Black and white photos reflecting life and culture of modern Vietnam by Spanish architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo are on display at an exhibition at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.
Spanish architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo. (Photo: kienviet.net)
Hanoi (VNA) - Black and white photos reflectinglife and culture of modern Vietnam by Spanish architect Salvador Pérez Arroyoare on display at an exhibition at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.
The Happy Streets exhibition introduces 39 photographic worksof various sizes, extracted from the book of the same title of the architect,which he published early this year.
Spanish architect Arroyo was born in 1945 in Madrid and iscurrently living in Hanoi. He has lectured at many universities in England,Italy, Poland and the Netherlands, in addition to being a speaker at manyinternational conferences in Berlin and Copenhagen.
Some of his notable architectural projects in Vietnam includeQuang Ninh Library and Museum in the northern province of Quang Ninh that wonthe "Construction of the Year 2013" award, Diamond Tower (MarriottCourtyard Danang) in central Da Nang city. In addition to his outstandingcareer as an architect, he is also the author of many books and newspapers.
Besides architecture, Arroyo also has a passion forphotography. Since moving to Vietnam in 2009, he has taken many photos thattruthfully reflect moments and instants from real life in many cities across Vietnam.
The choice of black and white is an intentional choice todraw attention to things that are constant and unchanging. According to theauthor, the black and white will make the image “reduced to its essentialqualities”.
Happy Streets exhibition will run until August 16./.
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Spanish architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo. (Photo: kienviet.net) 
