A group of more than 20 Vietnamese and foreign artists will join together to present their works in an event celebrating the 1, 000th anniversary of Thang Long - Ha Noi.

It is one of three main events for the one-year contemporary art project Dong Chay Ngan Nam (1, 000-Year-Old Flow), which is led by popular visual artist Dao Anh Khanh.

The event will take place from October 30 to November 1 at the 5, 000m² Anh Khanh Studio in Long Bien District, and along a 600m section of the Ngoc Thuy - Long Bien Dyke, travel Vietnam.

Twenty visual artists and four sound artists will present their works during the three-day event, entitled Hoi Tu Anh Sang (Light Gathering).

According to Khanh, all the artworks will focus on expressing the beauty of the people and land of the capital, its mighty history, as well as other practical issues of a modern society.

An installation by female painter Dang Thi Khue will feature an A-shaped tunnel, recalling the glorious victory of the nation’s "Dien Bien Phu Battle in the Air" on December 1972, when Hanoians and soldiers protected themselves against attacks by US B-52 bombers.

Painter Nguyen Bao Toan will bring a splendid atmosphere to the dyke section with his impressive installation, created by 300 paper human-shaped sculptures swinging in the air.

Light will also be used as an effective material for artists to express their ideas.

Painter Quach Dong Phuong will use light from sources such as electricity, candles and fire to present the image of a developing city.

Artist Khanh will present his installation Dau An Thoi Gian (Mark of Time), which includes four 4m-high leaves.

"Each leaf will have a different colour, symbolising the four different seasons. Portraits of Hanoians with different expressive features will be placed in front of each leave, " Khanh says.

Besides the Light Gathering show, the art project will also include a musical performance.
(Source: VNS)