Artist talk with Nguyen Tran Nam, Pham Dinh Tien and Rudy ‘Atjeh’ D

These three gentlemen have been on residency with ‘San Art Laboratory’ over the last 6 months, resulting in their group exhibition ‘Come to [what] end?’ – Nam has re-cast the French guillotine as a personal symbol questioning death as punishment, as sacrifice, as an act eventually memorialized but for whom? ; for Tien our fate often appears random and beyond our control, a contemplation triggered by the disappearance of Malaysian Airline 370; for Rudy his paper-cutting genius illustrates the encounter of culture and religion, between the Cham Kingdom and the...

Where architecture meets art from a Latin American perspective in Ho Chi Minh city

‘Throughout my entire career, architecture has been the framework I have used to refer to aspects of the human condition that interest me the most, such as its temporality, fragility and terminality. My practice is also a response to the continuous state of flux within the built environment and how such change affects the relationship between human beings and their dwellings. During this talk I will discuss the process of my art and why I choose to work with particular materials (such as turning non-structured materials such as paper and...

Lab 5: Open studio & Artist talk by Nguyen Manh Hung

An ‘Open Studio’ is an invitation to see the inside of a working artist’s studio. It is an opportunity to learn more about the process of an artist’s thinking, to see a ‘work of art’ in progress. It’s also a chance to meet the local art community, to get a sense of what kind of contemporary art you like or, don’t like!Visit Rudy Atjeh, a wizard with cutter knife with his myriad of sculptures from paper. Talk to Nguyen Tran Nam about the design of punishment, and ongoing experiment beginning...

Artist talk: Chou Chien Pang

“I used to draw while commuting when I was still a salary man. I am very comfortable with the fact that I could do some graffiti whenever and wherever I am. With the purpose of sharing the joy of creating and to enjoy the fun and peaceful atmosphere, I established a drawing group on Facebook and started to teach young children drawing, to paint on the walls of my rooms, to give people the artworks that I made for them freely as a gift. I am a newbie in the...

Lab 4: Artist talk

Le Phi Long, Lai Thi Dieu Ha and Nguyen Van Du are three artists from three very different backgrounds and perspectives when it comes to art-making. Come and hear the trials and tribulations of experimentation with material and the complexities of working with others in their desire to explore ideas behind ‘Mind, Flesh, Matter’!...