Le Huu Hieu is honored as a pioneering artist on the UNESCO Heritage Journey 2025

Accordingly, visual artist Le Huu Hieu accepted an invitation to attend the International Conference "Cultural Industry - Strategic driving force in sustainable development" and the 81st Anniversary of the Founding of the Japan UNESCO Union in Kanazawa.

Here, he was honored by the Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations and the Japan Union of UNESCO Associations with the title " Pioneer Artist on the UNESCO Heritage Journey 2025" in Japan.

This is also a title to honor individuals artists and people practicing culture and art who have made outstanding contributions to preserving, promoting and spreading cultural values while recognizing the social mission of art: nurturing community memories, preserving identity, and promoting creativity associated with heritage.

According to the organizing committee, honoring Le Huu Hieu helps affirm the role of artists as "fire keepers" in preserving intangible cultural values; contributing to the implementation of UNESCO's 2003 Convention on the Protection of Intangible Heritage and UNESCO's Global Strategy on Creative industries as well as motivating artists to create sustainably, connect society, and strengthen Vietnam's cultural soft power.

Artist Le Huu Hieu said: For me, the best way to preserve culture is to develop it. As a visual artist, preserving and developing cultural concepts is even more favorable. Nearly 20 years of going deep into archaeology, cultural characteristics according to historical sources and regions, combined with research on shaping, have brought me many things; thanks to that, the work has taken a long way.

The more data about the country's culture and history is, the better the quality of my work is. It is like a tree root, when it meets water, it reaches it on its own; when there is enough water, enough nutrients, the flowers bloom. The art I pursue is nature, the roots find water, the flowers bloom on their own.

Born in 1982 in Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh - a poor coastal countryside in the Central region, Le Huu Hieu grew up in a family with a revolutionary tradition.

From a boy who was passionate about painting on the ground, Le Huu Hieu stepped out into the world with a tireless creative journey and attended a series of international exhibitions.

The exhibition - arranged by Le Huu Hieu - "From the Bach Dang victory to the great victory of April 30, 1975" at Nguyen Hue walking Street (HCMC) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South - National Reunification Day not only attracted millions of audiences but also appeared in newspapers and media nationwide and internationally.

In the context of contemporary art, where large sculptures are often limited to monuments or fixed reliefs, Le Huu Hieu's bringing large-scale installation sculptures to outdoor space is highly appreciated by experts.