Aluminum folding razor with intricate hand-carved details. The handle is engraved with floral motifs, the back edge of the blade is engraved with a geometric pattern. The creator had become paralyzed in his legs due to overwork and malnutrition, so he crafted and carved the razor with the intention to use it to symbolically commit suicide "meaningfully, beautifully, and heroically" on Vietnam's National Day of Mourning (April 30th). He was eventually dissuaded by the thought of his family.
Rectangular aluminum plate hand-engraved with words in Vietnamese. The item was crafted using a thin piece of aluminum donated by a friend of the creator, a fellow prison camp inmate. It was meant as a birthday gift for the creator's daughter and was delivered to her by a prison visitor.
Round aluminum jewelry box handmade for the creator's wife. The top lid is engraved with the words "Mừng Sinh Nhật Anne K Liên" (Happy Birthday Anne K Lien) and the image of an apple and a woman's face. The inside of the top lid is engraved with the letters R E N. The box lids are padded with round leather discs.
Handmade aluminium comb with engravings of religious (Catholic/Christian) imagery and the initials of the three family members (creator, his wife, and their daughter).
