The idea to make the flowers last forever in order to make souvenirs came to Kieu Cao Dung when he worked as a tour guide and saw foreign tourists' interest in gifts showing some part of Vietnamese culture (Photo: VNA)Dung's working space where he creates pieces of art imbued with Vietnamese folk culture (Photo: VNA)After being preliminarily processed, the flowers are treated with chemicals (Photo: VNA)The flowers are then dyed with safe dyes (Photo: VNA)After that, they are dried (Photo: VNA)To make the flowers soft as originally, Dung uses a tool to flatten the petals (Photo: VNA)Dung shares his experience and skills with young people who have the same passion like him (Photo: VNA)Dung introduces a piece of art to a foreigner at his souvenir shop (Photo: VNA)"One Pillar Pagoda", one of Dung's most sophisticated works of art (Photo: VNA)(Photo: VNA)
Flower art reveals Vietnamese identity
With his passion and skill, Kieu Cao Dung has preserved flowers in his pieces of art imbued with Vietnamese culture.