VANISHING TREASURES OF MYANMAR - PART 2 Exhibition

(6th to 8th July, 2013)

An art show highlighting the gradual disappearance of Myanmar’s treasures opened at Gallery 65 on Yaw Min Gyi Road (Dagon township) on June 6. “The driving force behind hosting the exhibition is to show the audience the artwork that illustrate the nation’s threatened treasures,” U Myint Maung Kyaw said. The show included painting and photographs of natural attractions, as well as the lifestyles, customs and dress of different ethnic groups. “Photographers from the each part of country who watch the changing environment sent their photos to our exhibition, and we added our own artwork and graphic designs,” U Myint Maung Kyaw said. “We didn’t know whether our exhibition would attract people but the purpose was to show our treasures to both the government and the public.” Composer Myint Moe Aung gave out DVDs of music videos, which include poems set to music, to attendees. “I set song essays for the ‘Save the Ayeyarwady’ exhibition last year but compiled new essays for this event,” said Myint Moe Aung. The DVDs include three poems: one from famous poet Min Thu Won, and the remaining two by Myint Moe Aung. “My poems are intended for my mom and son,” he added. The organisers are already planning a third instalment of the exhibition in November, U Myint Maung Kyaw said. The “Vanishing Treasures of Myanmar 2” exhibition closes July 8, and was organised by designer U Myint Maung Kyaw, composer Myint Moe Aung, environmentalist Myint Zaw, writer Ko Tar and writer Juu. The exhibit follows an earlier show in March.