Vietnam in Black & White

Risograph zine by Robert Trettin. Printed by BearBear.

“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. Second edition. Produced by BearBear in USA, 2024.