Photo exhibition to unveil French, Vietnamese linguistic connection

To many it may just be you’re everyday life, but to others, it’s art. An exhibition, featuring 60 photos inspired by daily life in Việt Nam is on a display in HCM City. Entitled Pot-Au-Phở, the exhibition is a project by co-authors —French man Julien Brun, and Nguyễn Dạ Quyên. It is part of a wide range of activities being held to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of a diplomatic relationship between Việt Nam and France. The French language is at the source of more than 500 common Vietnamese words such as pâte (pa tê), poupee (búp bê), sandale (xăng đan), balcon (ban công), cirque (xiếc), etc. This exclusive photo exhibition gives visitors a glimpse into the daily life of Vietnamese people, unveiling the secrets of this unique linguistic connection. 
The exhibition title combines French word pot au feu and Vietnamese word phở, according to the organisers. 

Although a lot of Vietnamese words originated from French including nouns, verbs, and adjectives but the photos in the exhibition just focus on nouns.

"There are verbs and adjectives like amateur (a ma tơ) and rodai (roda) which are rarely taken by camera," said Quyên. "We take black and white photos focusing on colour of the object in the photo. We also don’t name the photos and we want the exhibition-goers guest the word."

A photo featuring three men wearing shorts (sooc) and vests (may ô) was taken on December 31 in 2011 in Nha Trang coastal area in Trần Phú Street, central province of Khánh Hòa and is a big surprise for one woman in Nha Trang.

Linh Đan was feeding her child while television presenter introduces about the exhibition. Đan knows French and the curiosity makes her watch the television. Quickly she catches the photo of three men and believes 70 per cent that her father is included. She watches the programme again online and knows that is her father.

She contacts Quyên asking for the photo copy because her father passed away in 2012.


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