deciBel Lounge is delighted to be hosting the first solo photography exhibition in Vietnam by Ryan Neilan. Welcome drinks and finger food will be served at the opening reception. 

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Featuring 14 selected monochrome photographs, that Neilan shot while visiting the Japanese capital, "Tokyo, Blind" represents a return to a primordial state of photography, where the immediateness of street photography and the instinctive moment prevail over well-composed and over-conceptualised pictures.

Daidō Moriyama’s approach to street photography was a major influence to Neilan, which inspired him to let his subconscious and his film camera capture the hectic life in the streets of one of the most highly populated cities in the world. 

Over a five-day period, the Saigon-based artist shot 40 rolls of film, on a camera he had never used before.

The results are gritty, blurry and grainy images that show the high contrasts in terms of composition as well as in the life of Neilan’s subjects, which appear both swallowed by the ultra-modern urban landscapes and yet in a stark isolation. 

ABOUT RYAN NEILAN
Born in Dublin (Ireland) in 1987, Ryan Neilan studied a portfolio course at Sallynoggin Institute of Further Education before going on to complete a BA in Photographic Media at Griffith College, Dublin.
After completing his studies, he lived in Philadelphia where he worked as a photographic intern for cities2night.com, a large US wide social events company. He has been moved to Vietnam to follow his photography career. 
"Tokyo, Blind" is his first solo exhibition in Vietnam.