An imposing building built for the American Army in the 1970s, President Hotel was for years the largest and most modern building in Saigon where it housed up to 2,500 people.

Witness to the history of Vietnam over the past fifty years, this decaying architectural carcass will soon be destroyed to make way for modern towers and shopping centers, turning a page in history. In this building, we play with layers of time. We navigate memories, we brush against dilapidated walls, the signs of a past life are still suspended. The scenes of life of the last inhabitants are already frozen, and in the corridors, the shadows play to revive the past.

The book is made up of 80 images and two texts, each revealing a facet of the life of the President Hotel, which was destroyed when this book was published.

– Winner of the VIPA Documentary Prize (Vienna International Photo Awards) in the professional category.