Following the story “A Love for Life,” DNNLY and @losilkvietnam paused by Gươm Lake. In the tranquil setting, the water’s surface reflects not only the sky but also the gaze of those who stop by. One realizes their own emotions ripple with every shimmer of light. Just a faint ripple is enough to show us: stillness is never inertia. The movements are always present, but are you ready to see them?
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Gươm Lake, originally Luc Thuy, witnessed Thang Long Citadel’s many ups and downs. It is both a scenic wonder and a testament to glorious victories, famously linked to the legend of King Le Loi returning the magic sword to the Golden Turtle.
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As the light passed, she sat by the water’s edge, watching delicate threads of light drift across Gươm Lake. If one stares at something too long, one wonders if they will become it. The mind seems to dissolve into the water, floating, merging with the ripples, and that is when ancient tales and legends rise from the lake’s depths.
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The afternoon light was too sharp. She watched the silk on her body gently shimmer. It was nothing special, just a minute movement, so small one might miss it with a blink. Yet, watching it, she felt an irresistible love. A feeling born of instinct, needing no reason, and no name.
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A cyclo driver passed by. The wheels turned, slow and steady, like atoms secretly moving within the body. Nothing is still.
We seek out vibrations like a sign of life, a pulse the world sends back to us. We listen to the faint ripples to know we still exist. When the heart no longer stirs, it means memory, light, and even love have also departed.
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Amidst the hard, blade-flat concrete jungle, water still trembles, silk still breathes. They are the world’s pulse, life daring to soften in order to survive. Softness is not weakness; it only knows how to flow, and perhaps that is why it touches the human skin most deeply.
CREDIT
PHOTOGRAPHY: CHIRON DUONG (@chironduong)
INTERVIEW: LƠ SILK (@losilkvietnam)
PROJECT MANAGER: HẢI MÂN (@carl.thewatermelon)
MODEL: THANH BÌNH (@thanh.pinh)
CONTENT: VIỆT THẮNG (@vthanjj)
WEB LAYOUT: THIEN TAI (@thientai_)
Khi ánh sáng đi qua, cô ngồi gần mép nước, nhìn những sợi sáng mảnh như chỉ trôi lững lờ trên mặt hồ Gươm. Nếu ta nhìn một vật quá lâu, tự hỏi ta có phải sẽ trở thành giống nó không? Tâm thức dường như tan vào trong nước, lênh đênh như hòa làm một với sóng, và cũng là lúc những câu chuyện cổ tích, huyền thoại từ sâu thẳm lòng hồ trỗi dậy.
