Songs of Memory

Victoria,
Pauline and I went to the exhibition at the Chiang Mai Arts and Cultural Center at the Three Kings Square last Saturday and were truly amazed. Neither the Metropolitan Museum in New York, nor the Victoria and Albert Museum in London could have achieved what you have done. We spent a full two hours there until we could absorb no more.

We just this morning recommended a friend of ours who is House Mother to about 10 orphan girls in their late teens and early-20s from the Hills, to take them to the exhibition. They should have the advantage of understanding the words of the songs. It should also remind them of the villages from which they come.

We would like to join your Curator’s Tour on Friday 19 March if possible, please. Best,

Dear Victoria,
I do so much appreciate your work in the preservation of the fast-disappearing cultures of the ethnic minorities, but with your efforts at least the record is there. I am very proud of you. Much love,

Dear Victoria,
Your show and personal tour were a very special experience – thank you so much! I think that what you are doing is so important and so well done that more should know about it. Not only do you tackle a complex project, but also you do it with commitment, intelligence, and sensitivity. The passion shows in all the details and fine execution.

Dear Victoria,
Peter and I loved your exhibition. Your photographs were exquisite and moving, the artifacts were fascinating, the whole showing of how a people in hard circumstances creates a world of beauty and color.  However, we were privileged indeed to be able to hear your talk, and to make one or two steps to understanding a culture which is so different from ours, where communication is so closely bound up with music, whether between themselves or with their gods. Thank you.