{"id":3186,"date":"2021-12-22T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T04:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2021.vfcd.events\/news\/of-beginnings-a-conversation-with-lon-xon\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T04:47:05","slug":"lonxon-itv-en","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/2021.vfcd.events\/en\/news\/lonxon-itv-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Beginnings: A Conversation with L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Join us in getting to know three of the talented L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n folks \u2013 C\u00e9cile Ng\u1ecdc S\u01b0\u01a1ng Perdu, Nguy\u1ec5n Anh Huy and Nguy\u1ec5n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Nh\u1eadt \u2013 and learn more about the artistic, cultural and creative contexts of Vietnam\u2019s Mekong Delta region.<\/span><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ibG9uZ2Zvcm0tZnVsbC13aWR0aCBsb25nZm9ybS1iYW5uZXIiPg0KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ibG9uZ2Zvcm0tdGl0bGUgZC1ub25lIGQteHMtbm9uZSBkLXNtLW5vbmUgZC1tZC1ibG9jayBkLWxnLWJsb2NrIGQteGwtYmxvY2siPjwvZGl2Pg0KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ibG9uZ2Zvcm0tdGl0bGUtc20gZC1ibG9jayBkLXhzLWJsb2NrIGQtc20tYmxvY2sgZC1tZC1ub25lIGQtbGctbm9uZSBkLXhsLW5vbmUiPjwvZGl2Pg0KPC9kaXY+[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”6rem”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”longform-introtext font-koho”]\r\n

A brand-new arts collective of Mekong Delta region Gen Z youngsters, and one of VFCD 2021’s most memorable projects<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”6rem”][vc_single_image image=”3161″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”font-koho longform-dropcap text-justify”]As I \u2018stepped\u2019 into this Gather-based virtual space, a Mekong-accent voice sounded in my headphones: \u201cAnyone broken up with their <\/span>b\u1ed3<\/span><\/i> recently?\u201d After a long day of attending macro-level seminars, I couldn\u2019t help but burst out in laughter at the endearing question. The owner of the voice \u2013 connecting in from C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 and represented on-screen through an \u2018avatar\u2019 (purple pirate hat, blue face mask) \u2013 was standing on a grand virtual stage, playing host to a cosy gathering, surrounded by about 10 other avatars, in a lot of land lined around with trees, a campfire in the centre, and dotted with red and blue plastic chairs the types you\u2019d find in Vietnamese school canteens. The sounds of giggles and banters filled the midnight Internet transmission, a <\/span>c\u1ea3i l\u01b0\u01a1ng<\/span><\/i> song playing in the background. Welcome to L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo.<\/span>\r\n\r\nL\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n (translated as ‘messy’) is the name of both the collective and its debut project, gathering university students in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 as well as a graphic design lecturer at FPT University C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1: C\u00e9cile Ng\u1ecdc S\u01b0\u01a1ng Perdu (founder of L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n), although she was quick to note when talking to me how there\u2019s no barrier between the students and her, the latter as much an instructor as a companion of the former. Like many other arts and cultural initiatives of the past two years, L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n has undergone a tortuous Covid-impacted journey, from the inception of the group itself at the beginning of this year to an eventual and necessary migration from real-life to \u2018online\u2019.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThough Gather has been increasingly familiar to most as an exciting solution to meeting needs in the Covid-19 era, L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo might be amongst the few projects that have utilised this platform for an artistic exhibition \u2013 doing so in a refreshingly effective and creative way, and engendering new possibilities pertaining to virtual experiences. Going for a walkthrough of the show\u2019s 19 projects, I had the chance to view artworks, watch videos, test out AR effects, and even try my hands on musical instruments scattered about in the space, and that\u2019s not even mentioning the myriad of other interactive features between visitors (an example being the aforementioned late-night \u2018radio show\u2019).\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nNot only in terms of the spotlighted artworks and objects, the background landscape was obviously also well-designed: instead of using one of Gather\u2019s readily-available \u2018maps\u2019 the show gave each project a customised and personalised structure built by L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n members themselves, bearing a distinct sense of place and inspired by quotidian life around them. <\/span>H\u00e1t b\u1ed9i<\/span><\/i> theaters, <\/span>l\u00f4-t\u00f4<\/span><\/i> stalls, quays, riverboats, garden caf\u00e9s, post offices, temples, libraries, \u2018co-working\u2019 offices, outdoor cinemas, and more and more \u2013 if that doesn\u2019t seem \u2018messy\u2019 enough, you can even pay a visit to the \u2018free build\u2019 space where anybody could freely create literally anything their imagination sees fit (when I went there, somebody had already put up an entire forest; next to it, for some reasons, were numerous TV screens).\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nYet L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n isn\u2019t only about playful, genZ-associated creativity and mischief, as its members harbour ambitious ideas to do with their geographical\/cultural region: \u201cI think everything needs a beginning. If we could succeed this time and open up a new path forward for C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1, then hopefully there will be many more groups helping us grow the industry together\u201d, said Nguy\u1ec5n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Nh\u1eadt, a member of the core team.<\/span>\r\n\r\nGoing back in time to the point when the exhibition was \u201conly 75% completed\u201d, join us in getting to know three of the talented L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n folks \u2013 C\u00e9cile Ng\u1ecdc S\u01b0\u01a1ng Perdu, Nguy\u1ec5n Anh Huy and Nguy\u1ec5n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Nh\u1eadt \u2013 and learn more about the artistic, cultural and creative contexts of Vietnam\u2019s Mekong Delta region. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3167″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

How was L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n founded?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInLeft” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]C\u00e9cile Ng\u1ecdc S\u01b0\u01a1ng Perdu (CNSP):<\/b> As with the group\u2019s name, it\u2019s quite a \u2018messy\u2019 story. I\u2019d wanted to form a sort of design community in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1, an idea I thought about for a while. One day while teaching Nh\u1eadt\u2019s class I sent a message to Huy: \u201cWould anybody be interested if we make an exhibition, could you ask around?\u201d Over the next two-three hours messages flooded in from the students, and the next day we had a meeting, started brainstorming, and then one thing just led to another. It\u2019s been a very organic process. L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n has received a considerable level of attention, because even though C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 and the Mekong Delta have the need and capacity for design work, there haven\u2019t been many opportunities for exchanging and learning. C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1\u2019s prevalent (design) aesthetics are influenced by its tourism business, so people tend to follow the paths that have been proven effective. This means that design work in this city is rather formulaic, with no consideration of other aesthetics or cultural aspects.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nNguy\u1ec5n Anh Huy (NAH):<\/b> I think all students can see the difficulties in studying design in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1. S\u01b0\u01a1ng does too and she has the capacity to initiate a project, so when she asked, everyone jumped in ready to work on it right away. Personally I really like going to art exhibitions, but then I would have to go all the way to Ho Chi Minh City, and not everyone has the opportunity or time to do so.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nNguy\u1ec5n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Nh\u1eadt (NTN):<\/b> I myself was born in a rural area, so I used to be quite a stranger to the field of design. As I moved to C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 I thought this would be the new environment that I needed , but turned out it wasn\u2019t. Even in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 I haven\u2019t had enough opportunities for further learning. So when we started this project with our teacher, it was like a duck to water. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”font-koho”]\r\n

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\r\nL\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n has received a considerable level of attention, because even though C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 and the Mekong Delta have the need and capacity for design work, there haven\u2019t been many opportunities for exchanging and learning.\r\n<\/q><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

So L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n mostly consists of university students? What are some of the activities you\u2019ve been doing?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInRight” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP:<\/b> They are all students and are very hard-working. We initially started with students from FPT University C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1, and later others from outside the school were also invited to join.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn preparation for the Expo project L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n operated like a studio since June. People would propose projects, and each week we would hold \u2018critique\u2019 sessions to discuss the works and support each other; this is a great model as the group gathers those who have different styles and directions, as well as different levels of experience and skills. Due to C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1\u2019s social-distancing measures we’ve had to hold the exhibition online and focus on graphic design and illustration works this time. When we initially planned for an in-person show some members actually proposed installations or sculpture works.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe also often hold practice sessions, which are focused on sketching, drawing, or life drawing. I want to have these activities in place so that the students\u2019 practices could become more free \u2013 from my personal experience, there are workshops that might lean more toward stereotypes and tell you how to draw, for instance, in accordance with <\/span>what the measurements of a woman should be or how white her skin should be, etc. In addition, we’ve been working on a \u2018sketchbook library\u2019<\/a> project which has been very interesting. We’ve received sketchbook submissions from people living in the North, in Danang, Ho Chi Minh City, and even from the UK and Thailand. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInLeft” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]NAH: <\/b>We\u2019ll have a second call for submission for the sketchbook project as it\u2019s been so well-received. Many are not professional practitioners but they love to look at sketchbooks, because through that they could more or less understand a person\u2019s design thinking, as well as their personality and thought processes. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInRight” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP:<\/b> As of right now this library has around 32 sketchbooks. In the Expo space on Gather we created a whole virtual library for showcasing them. There are participants who aren\u2019t involved in the design or creative sectors; for example, one person works as an accountant, but she draws beautifully and with fresh new perspectives. I find her work to be very interesting and there are things I could learn from.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”longform-full-width”][vc_column][vc_raw_html]PCEtLSBUSElTIElTIFBBUkFMTEFYIERJViAtLT4NCjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9Imxvbmdmb3JtLWZ1bGwtd2lkdGgiIHN0eWxlPSJoZWlnaHQ6IDgwdmg7IGJhY2tncm91bmQtaW1hZ2U6IHVybCgvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEvMTIvTG9uWG9uLWJhbm5lcjIuanBnKTsgYmFja2dyb3VuZC1wb3NpdGlvbjpjZW50ZXI7IGJhY2tncm91bmQtc2l6ZTpjb3ZlcjsgYmFja2dyb3VuZC1hdHRhY2htZW50OmZpeGVkOyBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLXJlcGVhdDpuby1yZXBlYXQ7Ij48L2Rpdj4=[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height=”8rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

S\u01b0\u01a1ng has just mentioned the critique sessions, how important do you think this activity is to the students?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInLeft” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]NAH:<\/b> In L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n there are freshmen who haven\u2019t actually started their study, but they decided to join us anyway. They have ideas but might encounter difficulties in terms of techniques, so there have to be sessions like this for us to support and guide each other. Their works might not be that complete yet, but the important thing is that they dare to give things a try, to show their work to others, and to experience it all.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInRight” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP: <\/b>The critiques are free for anyone to join when they have time, and they could show their works or check out those of others. Sometimes I just sit there eating popcorn and let the students discuss among themselves. My motto in teaching design is to enable students to practice and experience things outside of the campus, too. When they eventually start working they will have to face different opinions, so they need to be able to realise which of those are good and constructive, and how to stand their ground when faced with irrelevant opinions.<\/span>\r\n\r\nPriorly the students would come by my house and work there. During this social-distancing period, we\u2019ve built an entirely-virtual ‘headquarter’ on Gather, then every Sunday and Thursday afternoon we would go on there to talk about each other’s works.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”font-koho”]\r\n

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\r\nThe important thing is that they dare to give things a try, to show their work to others, and to experience it all.\r\n<\/q><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid gap=”0″ initial_loading_animation=”none” grid_id=”vc_gid:1640019931706-dd5e8fa8-81b0-1″ include=”3176,3174,3178″][vc_empty_space height=”2rem”][vc_column_text]\r\n

Some of the artworks featured in L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo. Click on each image for full view and further info<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

For me, L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo is one of the projects I\u2019ve seen that effectively and impressively recreates \u2013 in a virtual space \u2013 the experience associated with a physical arts exhibition. Could you tell us more about the Gather platform used for this exhibition?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP:<\/b> I often played Pokemon when I was a kid, so I find that there are a lot of similarities with Gather, and it’s quite user-friendly. I first created a master-plan, before contacting each artist and asking them what they needed\/wanted for their spaces, and from there we worked together to design and develop each area of our Gather map. Huy was heavily involved in this space-making process. The problem with virtual spaces is that the sense of identity might easily be lost, and so is the spirit of a particular region. But with L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n we wanted to focus on the spirit and talents of the Mekong Delta region, so we included in the space-making various images that might appear familiar to the locals while perhaps a bit strange to those not living here.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]NTN:<\/b> Actually they are not too strange, like images of the cyclo, a boat as part of a floating market, or the monkey bridge, or children’s games. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP:<\/b> Some students even helped me construct the Ninh Ki\u1ec1u Wharf in its entirety, as well as other well-known locations in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1: the Church, Ch\u00f9a \u00d4ng, Kh\u00e1m L\u1edbn, amongst others. One of our goals is that visitors of the virtual exhibition will get to know more about what C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 has to offer, and maybe one day they can visit us here. I find that in the Mekong Delta region there\u2019s a very interesting design spirit. For example, my background is architecture so I\u2019ve studied Khmer temples in the region. These structures show that this land has brought together the essences of many different cultures, eras, ethnicities, regions.. so as to build their own. In this temple right behind my house, the architecture is a mix of elements from Khmer, Hindu and Buddhist architectures, while even incorporating Art Deco and old French architectural styles. I think that L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n conveys a similar spirit. We want to show what this region is all about, but not in a nostalgic way or exactly like things used to be, but rather through a new perspective. I think this is important to people in the Mekong Delta region if they\u2019re to find their own path in design.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]PCEtLSBFTUJFRCBWSURFTyBGUk9NIEdEUklWRSAtLT4NCjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9ImlmcmFtZS1jb250YWluZXIiPjxpZnJhbWUgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL2RyaXZlLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vZmlsZS9kLzF1Z0RIUmZUcndiWElXVGZLbHRxY1Q3R3Jha3Z2di1UQS9wcmV2aWV3IiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW49ImFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiI+PC9pZnJhbWU+DQo8ZGl2IHN0eWxlPSJ3aWR0aDogODBweDsgaGVpZ2h0OiA4MHB4OyBwb3NpdGlvbjogYWJzb2x1dGU7IG9wYWNpdHk6IDA7IHJpZ2h0OiAwcHg7IHRvcDogMHB4OyI+PC9kaXY+DQo8L2Rpdj4=[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]\r\n

A walkthrough of various area of the L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo space<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

Could you tell us more about the creative scene in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 ? What do you think is the most important thing that\u2019s needed to be in place to support the community here?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInLeft” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP:<\/b> We were surprised to learn that we are the only team from the Mekong Delta taking part in this year\u2019s VFCD. This region lacks many things, and we wonder if there is any other ‘collective’ here apart from L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n. I think C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 really needs to invest in small and independent collectives of young designers \u2013 as right now they don’t have many chances to learn and develop, so they end up having to go to big cities to pursue their dreams. As a designer in the 21th-century Mekong Delta region, what do we have access to: a diversity when it comes to culture, design, and the ecosystem. However, the region is also going through rapid transformations and at high risk of one day disappearing; and the young people of today are the generation that will have to face all these things. As such, the youth is whom we should invest in, so that they can instill the spirit of creativity in every industry, helping C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 and the Mekong Delta to thrive in this ever-changing environment.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

Looking back at the making of L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo – an online exhibition developed during a difficult social distancing period – what do you find as the most challenging aspect?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInRight” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]NAH:<\/b> In that process what I found to be most challenging was to keep the team going until the very end. Many members lack experience, so when we were halfway through they might\u2019ve felt like they didn\u2019t know what to do next, or perhaps they weren\u2019t satisfied with what had been created. Luckily we have our team, and on a weekly basis we would find ways to support each other, explore the issues and overcome them together. I felt happy working on this project, because I had the chance to do what I’m good at and passionate about. Maybe others are only used to undertaking assignments at school, but with this project we aim for the highest possible quality for the works, so that the students could include them in their future portfolios. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInLeft” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]NTN:<\/b> Another challenge is, because of the pandemic our team has had to work remotely, so it wasn\u2019t as efficient as when we were working in the same place and being able to provide encouragement to each other. Elsewhere, though not a difficulty per se, L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n pushed me to carry out more work than I\u2019d have done for school, but because of that when I enter the workforce I\u2019ll perhaps be more familiar with the workplace rhythms. As Huy said, work isn\u2019t tiring at all when you get to do what you love. Right now our teacher is spearheading things, but maybe in the future it will be us leading the way for the younger generation, and just like that the culture and history of the Mekong Delta and of Vietnam in general will not fade away or disappear.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3165″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-koho longform-interview-q”]\r\n

L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n\u2019s plans for the future?<\/em><\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”font-koho text-justify”]CNSP:<\/b> Now we have seven members in the core team, they have been with me since the beginning of L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n, helping me set up the virtual space and organising stuff. I have high hopes for them to continue L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n and create bigger and even more \u201cdaring\u201d projects, in doing so helping bring together different regions \u2013 surely the design spirit of C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1 or \u0110\u1ed3ng Th\u00e1p is different from that of Ki\u00ean Giang or C\u00e0 Mau, for example. We hope that somebody in the Mekong Delta will see this article and contact L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n so that we can collaborate for future projects. If it keeps being just us then that\u2019d defeat the original purpose. There are also several lecturers at FPT University and other schools who want to work with L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n, not as teachers, but in the spirit of \u201chey I\u2019m doing this thing, do you guys want to join in?\u201d A very friendly kind of way.<\/span>\r\n\r\nNext year maybe L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n will return and continue; even if our membership changes, this community is still here, people can come and go as they like. As for me, I\u2019ve been thinking of setting up a project whose as-yet unofficial title is <\/span>\u2018\u0110\u1ea7u n\u00e0y \u0110\u1ea7u kia B\u1ebfn Ninh Ki\u1ec1u\u2019<\/span><\/i> (roughly translated as Ninh Ki\u1ec1u Wharf – From One End to the Other), going from one end to the other to practice observation and drawing skills, identifying the important elements that could convey the spirit of the region. We also want to do more ambitious projects but that\u2019d involve more planning. We hope that there will be opportunities to realise in-person exhibitions and other projects taking place in physical spaces. In terms of spaces, we like unorthodox locations which are not meant for artistic activities. We would work with whatever places available and the existing conditions of those places. Perhaps things will also be quite \u2018messy\u2019. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3172″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”4rem”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black” el_width=”20″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”8rem”][vc_column_text el_class=”longform-text-credit text-justify font-koho”]L\u1ed8N X\u1ed8N<\/b><\/a> is the very first freelance art and design exhibition project in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1. With the aim to build a new artistic collective for young creatives to undertake new challenges; to freely express themselves through their artworks and form connections; and ultimately nurture an experimental art community in C\u1ea7n Th\u01a1.<\/span>\r\n\r\nL\u1ed8N X\u1ed8N EXPO<\/b> included artworks from: B\u00f9i Quan V\u00f5 Trung Ki\u00ean, B\u00f9i Th\u1ecb Tuy\u1ebft Nhi, Chim Th\u1ecb Kim Ng\u00e2n, L\u00e2m Ng\u1ecdc Nh\u01b0, L\u00ea Kh\u1ea3i \u0110\u0103ng, L\u00ea Ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0110\u00ecnh, L\u00fd Ph\u00e1t Tu\u1ea5n Anh, Nguy\u1ec5n Anh Huy, Nguy\u1ec5n Gia Kh\u01b0\u01a1ng, Nguy\u1ec5n Ho\u00e0ng Khang, Nguy\u1ec5n Ho\u00e0ng T\u00e2m, Nguy\u1ec5n H\u1eefu To\u00e0n, Nguy\u1ec5n Minh Kh\u00e1nh Ng\u00e2n, Nguy\u1ec5n Ng\u00f4 Th\u00e0nh \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Thu Xu\u00e2n, Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ecb Tuy\u1ebft Nhi, Nguy\u1ec5n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Nh\u1eadt, Ph\u1ea1m V\u0103n D\u01b0\u01a1ng, Tr\u1ea7n Ho\u00e0ng Phong, Tr\u1ea7n Ng\u00f4 Qu\u1ed1c B\u1ea3o, Tr\u1ea7n Qu\u1ef3nh Anh, Tr\u1ea7n Vi\u1ec7t H\u01b0ng, Tr\u1ecbnh Duy Ph\u00e1t, Tr\u1ecbnh Qu\u1ed1c Th\u1eafng, Tr\u1ecbnh V\u00f5 Minh Nh\u1eadt, V\u0103n Thi\u00ean Tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Management and coordination: C\u00e9cile Ng\u1ecdc S\u01b0\u01a1ng Perdu.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTake a look at the brochure of L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n Expo <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”8rem”][vc_column_text el_class=”longform-text-credit font-koho”]\r\n

Interview undertaken by\u00a0HDT<\/strong>\r\nGraphics by\u00a0Rongch\u01a1i<\/strong>\r\nTranslated into English by \u0110inh V\u0169 Nh\u1eadt H\u1ed3ng\r\n<\/strong>All images courtesy of L\u1ed9n X\u1ed9n<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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