LIFE
FORCE
The magazine of the photo-essay
July 2017 back issue
Public Private Hanoi
by Andre Lutzen
“A free, really high quality photo-essay magazine. Fabulous!”
Stephen Fry. British actor, writer and film maker
In the photo sequence Public Private Hanoi, André Lützen makes his way
through the urban labyrinth of Hanoi by night. The city is restless, bustling,
cramped. People are driven onto the streets by the heat and their confined
living quarters. Doors are flung wide open. The private sphere overflows into
the public realm. The boundary between in- and outside dissolves. With de-
tailed precision, Lützen’s images depict this convergence of opposites and
assume an almost cinematic character. The heady moments, the
atmosphere, the intensity of the colors, the physical closeness, the constant
movement are consolidated by Lützen’s camera into a complex fabric that
makes life in this city almost palpable.
Street by night, Hanoi.
Living room in Hanoi.
Business in the old town, Hanoi.
Road at night, Khu Pho Co, Hanoi.
Construction site at night.
Man at the window, Van Chuong, Hanoi.
Living room, Phuc Xa, Hanoi.
Living room, Hanoi.
Hauseingang in dem Stadtteil Van Chuong in Hanoi.
Kitchen, Khu Pho Co, Hanoi.
Living room, in the district of Ngo Quyen in Hanoi.
Motorway bridge, Vin Tuy, Hanoi.
Restaurant under a bridge, Vinh Tuy, Hanoi.
Graffiti in Hanoi.
Majongspieler Phuc Tan, Hanoi.
Road at night, Khu Pho Co, Hanoi.
Business in the city, Phuc Tan, Hanoi.
Houses in Ngo Quyen, Hanoi.
Living room, Vinh Tuy, Hanoi.
Railway, Van Chuong, Hanoi.
