KHUAMMAK

Khuaamhak explores three different ways of questioning Lao culture.

At once a photo essay and an intimate journal, it examines the idea of dual culture: how traditions and religious ceremonies integrate into a Western world, as well as the unique connection between Lao people and the significance of religion.

But beyond all that, this book is a testament to the love I have for my culture, expressed through the members of my family and my country. Khuaamhak, or “the soul that loves.”

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50 yo for Mama

Photo Essay
2023

To follow the continuity of the first part, the images focus on gestures, objects, and ceremonial moments.

The relationship between elders and younger generations plays a major role in the transmission of these gestures. Here, the dual movement between observation and imitation becomes far more significant than words.

It is also a moment that brings everyone together, whether through prayer or the sharing of traditional food.