Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children

Hundreds of glittering butterflies made of paper affixed to a wall have caught visitors’ eyes at an art exhibition in Hanoi.
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 1The exhibition entitled “Become A Butterfly” is an installation by Korean Ahn Yun-mo at the Korean Cultural Centre (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 2On each wall the butterflies look like small person with two wings, flying together in one direction (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 3Moving closer and looking at the butterflies, visitors will see many of them are somewhat messy, but made with no less love than the aesthetically pleasing butterflies (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 4Many of the butterflies have been made by children with disabilities from the US, Africa, Indonesia, Europe and Vietnam (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 5For many of the disabled children, their butterfly was their first complete artwork (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 6The exhibition is part of the project “Become A Butterfly” initiated by Ahn with children and youth with disablities worldwide since 2013 (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 7The touring exhibition has been held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Bozar Centre for Fine Art in Brussels and other museums in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Thailand, China, Kenya and France (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 8The exhibition runs until September 14 at No. 49, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 9“Turning into Butterflies” is made up of installation works created with approximately 1,300 paper butterflies of nearly 1,300 children and young people including those with disabilities around the world – from The Republic of Korea, the US, to Africa, Indonesia, Europe; about 100 artworks of disabled and autistic students from Binh Minh Special School (Vietnam); and nearly 20 artworks by Ahn Yun Mo and 5 Korean artists with disabilities (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 10This is an international project organized by The Republic of Korea is not only an opportunity for the whole world to see the authenticity of Korean art, but also a warm message of hope, a huge installation exhibition with the participation of hundreds of thousands, of millions of disabled children worldwide (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 11Through the project, Ahn Yun Mo hopes that we – people who live in this world, can overcome all barriers of skin colors and languages, break the gap between people with disabilities and those without, creating a new progress in promoting the fundamental role of art of bringing people closer together (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 12Ahn Yun Mo’s international project “Turning into Butterflies” was held at UN headquarters in Brussels (Belgium), New York Museum of Modern Art (USA), and many other museums, exhibition spaces, famous places in major cities & countries such as Brussels (Belgium), Bali, Jakarta (Indonesia), The Republic of Korea, Ethiopia, Thailand, Beijing (China), Nairobi (Kenya), Paris (France), etc. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 14Ahn Yun Mo graduated with a Bachelor degree from Hongik University and a Master’s of Fine Arts from City University of New York (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 15(Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 16Spectator at the exhibition (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 17The exhibition’s eye-catching design makes it a favourite check-in venue of youngsters (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 18Ahn Yun Mo has had 78 solo exhibitions (in Europe, America, etc.) and 80 times organizing projects with the participation of disabled and autistic children, attended various art fairs in his home country and abroad, and joined 1350 group exhibitions (Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, New Zealand, Miami, etc.) (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 19(Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 20(Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 21(Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 22A spectator poses for photos at the exhibition (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 23Spectator at the exhibition (Photo: Vietnam+)
Exhibition displays butterflies made by disabled children ảnh 24Installation work by a Vietnamese participant in Ahn Yun Mo’s project (Photo: Vietnam+)
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