Unique exhibition by famous RoK artist opens in Hanoi

Thứ Năm, 22/08/2019, 19:00
An installation exhibition, themed “Turning into Butterflies” by artist Ahn Yun Mo from the Republic of Korea is taking place at the Korean Cultural Center in Hanoi from August 21.

The “Turning into Butterflies” exhibition is made up of installation works created from approximately 1,300 paper butterflies by nearly 1,300 children and young people, including those with disabilities from around the world.

An installation exhibition, themed “Turning into Butterflies” by artist Ahn Yun Mo from the Republic of Korea is taking place at the Korean Cultural Center in Hanoi from August 21.

According to organizers, about 100 artworks by disabled and autistic students from Binh Minh Special School and 20 artworks by Ahn Yun Mo, in addition to five Korean artists with disabilities, are on display during the exhibition.

The event is a part of an international namesake project, which was launched by Ahn in 2013, aiming to "break the wall" between the disabled and the able-bodied people and bring them closer together.

A cornor of the exhibition.

The event sends a warm message of hope to hundreds of millions of disabled children from around the world.

Through the project, Ahn Yun Mo hopes that people worldwide can unite to overcome barriers based on skin colour and language, whilst also allowing people with disabilities and those without them to come closer together.

Previously, the installation exhibition was held in Brussels in Belgium, New York Museum of Modern Art in the United States, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, China, and France.

The exhibition will run until September 14
By Thien Minh