Monday 1 August 2011

REQUIEM: Fallen Vietnam War photographers remembered

REQUIEM is now in Singapore. It is Horst Faas' and Tim Page's photographic memorial to the 135 photographers killed or missing in action during the Vietnam War. The exhibition is located at Campus 1 of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, entraance along Bencoolen Street, and runs till 13 August. We first saw this moving tribute in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, and one is simply moved by the images of cruelty and bravery in the face of inhumanity.



The photographs are well annotated, occupying the whole of Galleries 1 & 2.

The horror...


Larry Burrowes's images always made front page news.


In memory of three brave Singaporeans killed in action: Charles Chellapah, Terrence Khoo and Sam Kai Faye.


The Vietnam War was so close to home, and we lived through its ramifications. We must never forget it, and never take the peace we have for granted. Don't miss this poignant memorial.

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