beautiful chaos

9 December 2024

A book from a brief visit to Vietnam

It’s a book I’m not selling either. Not because I’m not proud of it or because of any reservations on how it’ll be received. Copies of this book go to my host who was very generous with his time in showing me his furniture factory in Ho Chi Min City and allowing me to stay with him on the river in Saigon.

The images from my trip have sat on my computer since my visit in March 2024, not knowing how to sequence them into something coherent. As is always the way with my brain and making books, if I don’t overthink it then the solution eventually comes. In this instance it’s a mix of images from my hosts’ residence, his factory and my experience afterwards of being in Saigon for a week or so.

Below the cover are some images that didn’t make it into the book.