Norway – Vietnam Sculpture Symposium 2006
The Danang Sculpture Symposium was organised to boost the cultural exchange and cooperation between Vietnam and Norway. The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi and the Danang People’s Committee financed the event, which was co-hosted by the Danang Sculpture Project, the Danang Literature and Arts Union and the Danang Fine Arts Association.
The symposium lasted one and a half month (from 15 February to 29 March, 2006). It gave four Norwegian and seven Vietnamese sculptors an opportunity to work together, to share ideas and experiences and to better understand the art and lifestyle of the two countries. In addition the Symposium provided the carvers with a conducive environment for practising carving and English, and an exposure to two countries’ style of sculptures and working. Finally the symposium helped promote the Project, its goals and its services as well as Danang as an international centre for sculptures.
On 22 May 2006 the symposium was closed by a hand-over ceremony of 12 sculptures. These, a gift to the Danang City, are now on display at the East bank of the Han River, and represent a lasting symbol of the cultural exchange, cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and Norway.
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Sculpture : The Unity alias - Ladies of life Sculptor : Oyvin Storbaekken Dimension : 285 x 190 x 190 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : The Life Current Sculptor : Phan Gia Huong Dimension : 250 x 130 x 170 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Mountain Girl Sculptor : Tran Tuy Dimension : 255 x 130 x 170 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Square Egg Sculptor : Leif Gjerme Dimension : 195 x 185 x 170 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Lady with the 4 string Lute Sculptor : Le Cong Thanh Dimension : 180 x 160 x 85 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Morning Sun-Afternoon Sun Sculptor : Gunn Habitz Dimension : 190 x 80 x 85 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Lost & Found / All-Out Attempt Sculptor : Nguyen Hien Dimension : 255 x 130 x 170 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Empty Spaces Sculptor : Vu Ngoc Thanh Dimension : 120 x 350 x 50 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Spring Asperation Sculptor : Pham Hong Dimension : White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Bare Heart alias Love Communication Sculptor : Nguyen Long Buu Dimension : 200 x 70 x 240 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Stairwa to Eternity Sculptor : Oyvind Astein Dimension : 200 x 600 x 100 cm White Stone Marble |
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Sculpture : Portrait of Phan Chau Trinh Sculptor : Pham Van Hang Dimension : 230 x 190 x 150 cm White Stone Marble |
