Visual symbols in art, anthropology and other sciences – P1

Opening: 09.12.2013 @2pm Location: USSH Linh Trung department, D. Thu Duc, HCMc     In western art history, ‘symbolism’ is the study of symbols, or the details appearing on the artwork’s surface. This methodology is also called ‘iconography’ – meaning to describe the symbol and examine its related contexts. Such symbols are typically religious icons studied in the field of Iconography. While Art History is a young science compared to other social and humanity sciences such as philosophy, history, geography or literature, its sub-study Iconology is even newer. It was...

Survivalism: Eating the apocalypse

Opening: 30.11.2013 @5:30pm Location: Sàn Art Lab 40/18 Pham Viet Chanh, District Binh Thanh, HCMC   Based on their ongoing exploration on using food as material in recreating and photographing natural disasters, ‘The Weather Bureau’ (represented in Saigon by Lena Cobangbang) is prompted by the recent ravage of the Southern islands of Visayas in The Philippines. The overwhelming call for international awareness in coping with climate change and the everyday struggle one faces amidst the crisis brought on by natural disasters and social weathering (wars, economic embargos, economic policies), ‘The...

Workshop with Truong Thi Kim Chuyen

Opening: 11.11.2013  Location: Sàn Art Lab 40/18 Pham Viet Chanh, District Binh Thanh, HCMC   The participants were given the introduction of ‘6-thinking-hat’ methodology of Edward de Bono, which describes a tool for group discussion and individual thinking involving six colored hats: Information (White), Emotions (Red), Discernment (Black), Optimistic response (Yellow), Creativity (Green) and The sixth meta thinking (Blue). Using this method, each group discussed and debated one cultural – political – social issue in Vietnam, under analysis of these 6 colored perspectives, in order to find solutions, which could...

Reviving and nurturing materials culture for creative purposes

Opening: 08.11.2013 @6:30pm Location: RMIT R. 5.2.02/03 RMIT (D3) 21 Pham Ngoc Thach, D.3     Originality and creativity are crucial attributes that encourage establishment and development of a locality’s material culture. Through analysis of a particular material – here with the rare black silk from Tan Chau, An Giang Province – Dr. Truong Thi Kim Chuyen, Senior Lecturer of Geography Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanity HCMC, will discuss how to maintain and renew tradition by examining the crucial relationship between location, community, material and creative reality. Dr....

Other knowledges

Opening: 02.11.2013 @6pm Location: USSH Room D.404, USSH 12 Dinh Tien Hoang, D1     Artistic practice has gone through significant changes in the last century. Today, the arts articulate themselves less through mastering skills, moving more towards a practice of reviewing and rewriting history as a way to reflect on todays societies through artistic expression and their means. As with the knowledge produced by scientists,  artist contribute to our understanding of the complexities of an ever changing world. Developing their own methodologies and language artist contribute in a different ...