Opening: 01.04.2014
Exhibition on view until 04.06.2014
Location: Sàn Art
3 Me Linh,
Binh Thanh District
Ho Chi Minh City
Featuring the light-box documentation of artist Tran Minh Duc in performance; the delicate silk work of Le Hoang Bich Phuong and her animal/human characters; the provocative social contemplations of photographer Phan Quang; the fictional histories of Phan Thao Nguyen’s bowing painted figures; the filmic stills of a ‘machine equestrian’ waltz by conceptualist UuDam Tran Nguyen and last but not least, the film work of artist Pham Ngoc Lan with...
This will be an artist talk as performative interview. It will involve Phan Thao Nguyen and Ngoc Nau interrogating each other regarding subjects, materials, process and methodologies concerning each of their artwork production over the last 6 months as residents of ‘San Art Laboratory’. They will give you a window onto their trials and experiments with materials such as jute, charcoal, neon, bronze, oil on x-ray film and light, sharing not only the in-depth research they carried out of these materials, but also their analysis of the history and meaning...
Nguyen Hong Ngoc (Nau) (b. 1989, Vietnam) graduated from Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi with a degree in Vietnamese art history and theory. Ngoc Nau has experimented with different forms of art, including painting, installation, performance and photography. For Ngoc Nau, these various media are the means to adjust and reconstruct her perspective in the contemporary social issues currently facing Vietnamese society. Ngoc Nau participated in Session 3 of ‘San Art Laboratory’, 2013 and will be participating in the forthcoming ‘The Mirror and Monitor of Democracy in Asia’...
In the 30 days since the last Open Studio, there have been fascinating developments in the studio of Nguyen and Ngoc. Moving away from experimental sculpture with coal, Ngoc is now discovering new possibilities behind coal powder, turning what could potentially become destructive gunfire into creative means on blank canvas. She will also share with visitors an exciting and thoughtful miniature adventure in ‘the land of light’. Nguyen on the other hand is giving new life to old jute, creating rebirth in not only form and use but also in...
Sàn Art gives warm welcome to the artists-in-residence of the third session of ‘Sàn Art Laboratory’: Ngoc Nau (Hanoi), Phan Thao Nguyen (Ho Chi Minh City) who begin their 6 month residency from 1st June, 2013.
Sàn Art Laboratory offers a dynamic space for experimentation for Session Three participants during their first few months of initial research. Come visit their studio, get to know the artists, and learn about their work and process. Discuss with Thao the spontaneous drawings in her visual diary and find out more about jute, a...
