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I Died for Beauty
Nguyen Trinh Thi
2012 - Vietnam - Couleur - 8'

Set in a factory in Asia during an undefined event, Europeans in suits greet one another, shake hands discretely, and look around expectantly. Asian workers are seen putting finishing touches of paint and polish onto gleaming surfaces of what will soon be on display in motorbike showrooms. The images and music are sharply punctuated by the intrusions of factory sounds that conclude in a jarring visual exclamation, exhuming the verses of an Emily Dickinson poem and laying them out in a contemporary and globalized context.


Photography : Jamie Maxtone-Graham
Editing : Nguyen Trinh Thi
Production : Nguyen Trinh Thi