Incensing Work
Vietnamese workers sit surrounded by thousands of incense sticks in Quang Phu Can, a village in Hanoi, Vietnam, where the sticks have been traditionally made for hundreds of years. Incense plays an important role in the spiritual lives of Vietnamese people, using it in all manner of worship. The bamboo bundles are arranged on the ground on sunny days so as to dry them. To make the incense sticks, the bamboo is first split in two, cleaned and dusted, and then a third of the stick is coloured red, purple, or yellow. To dry them, the sticks are laid out on the ground or road-side for around a day. After they have dried, the sticks are collected and placed into bunches of about ten, which are fastened together. They are then sold across the provinces.

Azim Khan Ronnie - Bangladesh

Print Size: 690x460 mm
Frame Size: 875x645 mm
Paper Type: Let Curator Decide
Frame Colour: Black
Exhibit: POS XN 137 42

 

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Incensing Work
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Vietnamese workers sit surrounded by thousands of incense sticks in Quang Phu Can, a village in Hanoi, Vietnam, where the sticks have been traditionally made for hundreds of years. Incense plays an important role in the spiritual lives of Vietnamese people, using it in all manner of worship. The bamboo bundles are arranged on the ground on sunny days so as to dry them. To make the incense sticks, the bamboo is first split in two, cleaned and dusted, and then a third of the stick is coloured red, purple, or yellow. To dry them, the sticks are laid out on the ground or road-side for around a day. After they have dried, the sticks are collected and placed into bunches of about ten, which are fastened together. They are then sold across the provinces.

يجلس العمال الفيتناميون محاطين بآلاف من أعواد البخور في قرية كوانغ فو كان في هانوي، فيتنام، حيث تُصنع العصي بالطريقة التقليدية منذ مئات السنين. يلعب البخور دوراً مهماً في الحياة الروحية لدى الشعب الفيتنامي حيث يُستخدم في جميع أساليب العبادة. توضع حزم الخيزران بترتيب على الأرض في الأيام المشمسة لتجفيفها. ولصناعة أعواد البخور، يُقسّم الخيزران أولاً إلى جزأين ويُنظّف من الغبار، ثم يُلوّن ثلث العود باللون الأحمر أو الأرجواني أو الأصفر. ولتجفيفها، توضع العصي على الأرض أو على جانب الطريق لمدة يوم تقريباً. بعد أن تجف، تُجمع العصي وتوضع في حزم من عشرة، ويتم تثبيتها معاً. وأخيراً، ثم يتم عرضها للبيع في جميع أنحاء المقاطعات.

Photographer:
Azim Khan Ronnie - Bangladesh


Print Size: 690x460 mm

Frame Size: 875x645 mm

Exhibit: POS XN 137 42

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Printed on Epson SC P20000 with a PrecisionCore™ Micro TFP Printhead