An-My Lê on Vietnam, the Chaos of War, and the Tangibility of Memory

An-My LE

location: New York, New York
year born: 1960
gender: female
home town: Saigon, Vietnam

about 5 months ago (12/01/2023)

For the past two decades, An-My Lê has used photography to examine her personal history and the legacies of US military power, probing the tension between experience and storytelling.

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Other works by: » An-My LE

Patient Admission, US Naval Hospital Ship Mercy, Vietnam
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An-My LE

2010

The print Patient Admission, US Naval Hospital Ship Mercy, Vietnam (2010) features an Asian Buddhist monk and an American Navy Solider on board the Mercy ship –one of the two dedicated hospital ships of the United States Navy– sitting upright in their chairs and adopting the same posture...