Lay people [1985]

Su-Khuan for newborn of Lao Buddhist people in France,At the Mrs.Da's house.It is Lao tradition.During this solemn ceremony,which mixes elements from Hinduism and animism the thirty-five life spirits,which inhabit and protect each human beings,are summoned.The child,the mother and participants are thus united in a social and cosmic relation.,the photo was taken on 3rd,Jan,1985 A.D.

Original material consists of: chromogenic print.