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Art show celebrates creativity with do paper

Various contemporary art forms inspired by the Vietnamese do (poonah) paper were on display in Hanoi on March 9 in celebration of the traditional material.
Various contemporary art forms inspired by the Vietnamese do(poonah) paper were on display in Hanoi on March 9 in celebration of thetraditional material.

Titled Vu Dieu Cua Giay (The Dance ofPaper), the event brought together calligrapher Le Quoc Viet; a group ofartists including Duong Linh, Huy An, Tien Quang, Yoyo and Tran Hienwho displayed an art installation on do paper; and artisan Nguyen VanTam who showed traditional skills of making do paper.

Plenty ofhandmade products made from do paper was also introduced at the event,which was organised by Zo Project, a non-governmental organisation.

Poonahpaper has been used to paint or write, as seen in the renowned Dong Hopaintings, calligraphy and water colour paintings or for documentingabout past dynasties and family annals.

Poonah paper comes from the bark of the poonah trees in northern provinces such as Yen Bai, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen and Cao Bang.

Ittakes several complicated and precise processes to make poonah paper,and these include selecting the material, soaking it in water, poundingand flattening poonah pulp into paper and drying it inside the house.-VNA
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