Artist Nguyen Phuong Linh will have multimedia installation to close Skylines with Flying People 3 art project at Hanoi Goethe Institute. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Artist Nguyen Phuong Linh’s multimediainstallation, Chuyen di cuoi cung (The Last Ride), will openin Hanoi on January 7.
The installationincludes sculptures and videos on Vietnamese history during the French colonialperiod and its impact on the present-day Central Highlands, a topic that Linhresearched for a year.
Using the elephant - asymbol of power and the holy spirit among the ethnic community in the region -as a point of departure, Linh explores the taming and exploitation of theanimal, as well as the people, their culture and land, through time.
The installation willclose the Skylines with Flying People 3 art project, whichaims to increase awareness about contemporary Vietnam and promote dialogue andcollaboration among different fields and communities.
The interdisciplinary artproject set out to portray the landscape of contemporary Vietnam through thelens of local artists who were born and have grown up in the period of Doimoi (renewal).
Following on the successof Skylines 1 in 2010 in London and Skylines 2 in2012 in Hanoi, Skylines 3 was initiated in 2014 and has 14artists and six curators, numerous scholars and various museums, institutes andeducation organisations collaborating.
The project has 11sub-subjects that deal with Vietnam’s complicated history, fragmented cultureand issues related to migration, exploitation of nature, urbanisation andgender.
Skylines3 was inaugurated byNha San Collective, a non-profit artist-run art space in Hanoi that promotescontemporary and experimental creative practices. The co-founder andco-director of the collective, Linh is an emerging talent among Vietnam’scontemporary artists.
Born in 1985, Linh is aHanoi-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans videos, sculpturesand installations.
Her choice of materials,such as salt, dust, rubber fragments, and research interests deal with thetransformation of geopolitical landscapes, human manipulation of nature, andalternative historical perspectives of modern Vietnam.
This is a breakout yearfor Linh, whose latest work was showcased at the Kuandu Biennale, SingaporeBiennale and Shanghai Biennale.
TheLast Ride can be vieweduntil January 21 at Hanoi Goethe Institute, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, from 9amto 7pm every day. Guided tours in Vietnamese and English are available at2.30pm on January 7, 14 and 21.-VNA
