Vietnam in Black & White
Risograph zine by Robert Trettin.
“I am the old man wandering, the old man on the road. It is the destiny and the destiny of my people — always moving… Viet originally meant to cross over — like an obstacle — to overcome. So this is the essence of the Vietnamese spirit. Now Viet just means ‘people,’ though its real meaning is ‘the people who overcome, who cross over.”
— Phạm Duy
Vietnam in Black & White is a collection of photographs that features vignettes of Vietnam captured by Milwaukee’s own Robert Trettin. Printed on paper that evokes the old-timey look of newsprint, this piece is a great companion to Robert’s “Hanoi in Duotone” and showcases what Risograph printing can do: bringing a mood and setting a scene that is at once familiar and dream like.
5.5in x 8.5in. Risograph printed in Black, 26 pages. First edition. Produced by bearbear, 2023.