The photographs that Ha will create for I Femme art photography project will paint the picture of modern, independent, liberal, successful women of the 21st century who are the owners of their own destiny while retaining their cultural identity (Photo courtesy of Viet Ha Tran)
Hanoi (VNA) – An art photography project, I Femme, has been launched
to help poor girls access education and to fund schools for poor children in Vietnam,
India and Nepal.
The
project was initiated by Vietnamese photographer Viet Ha Tran and Ukrainian
fashion brand Simplifi’s co-founder Tetyana Kretova.
The
team has raised 10,885 EUR (12,929 USD) via the GoFundMe website within one
month of launching the project. They aim to raise 100,000 EUR (114,338 USD) in
the first year.
Driven
by the passion to change the world, coupled with a strong interest in art and
fashion, the initiative, which aims to empower women, is slated to launch in
late 2017 in cities such as Madrid, Moscow, London, Paris and Tokyo.
The
photographs that Ha will create for I Femme will paint the
picture of modern, independent, liberal, successful women of the 21st century
who are the owners of their own destiny as they strive to retain their cultural
identity.
These
limited edition photographs, to be sold through exhibitions, auctions, and
cultural events that will take place around the world, can be acquired by art
collectors, galleries, museums and advocates of charity projects.
The
money from the artwork sales will be donated directly to the non-profit
organisation Room to Read, which helps build schools for poor children in Asian
developing countries and provides scholarships for girls with no access to
education.
Room
to Read, which is headquartered in San Francisco, US, is a leading non-profit
focused on girls’ education and children’s literacy in Asia and Africa. The
Founders of I Femme believe that Room to Read’s vision best
fits the concept of their project.
Ha
is a Hanoi-born and Madrid-based fine art photographer known for her
emotionally intense, compelling photographs of women. Her art emphasises
fantasy and imagination as a source of aesthetic experience. Her work has
appeared in renowned magazines, including Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair France, The
Times of India, as well as at Saatchi Gallery London, and has been auctioned by
Christie’s Hong Kong for charity.
She
is listed as global artist by Artprice, a world leader in art market
information, and represented by Art Commerce/Vogue Italia, a large global photo
agency based in New York.-VNA