Resistance Can Be Quiet (2005)
These photographs were taken inside Vietnamese Catholic churches and convents built during French colonialism in rural northern Viet Nam. In 1954, after the Communist party took over northern Viet Nam and the country was divided into two, most Catholics fled south. Those who remained in the north held uncomfortable positions, negotiating their places within the Communist Party and within the church. Examining their interior spaces, these photographs were an attempt to consider questions around western perceptions of colonialism. The project eventually led to the creation of the multi-channel video installation, Adaptation Fever.
