Khảm Tho (Pearl Poem)
2025 - cont.




An ongoing exploration of Khảm xà cừ (mother of pearl inlay). Intersecting my family lineage and my own contemporary take on this generational craft. 





January 2025 - Air Huế
(Huế, Vietnam), Artist Residency

Reflective vinyl on polyester áo dài textile, strecthed on canvas frame

152 x 122 x 83 mm







April 2025 - Pari Ari
(Gadigal Land/Sydney, Australia), Group SHow

Brick Stool
Spray paint, brick, mortar, reflective vinyl

With Amy Hill, Georgia Mulholland, Intizor Otaniyozova, Jenn Tran, Justin Cueno, Leo Bagus Purnomo, Lige Qiao, Samer Almansour and Zuraisa

Curated by Emma Cao, Sehej Kaur Sehmbhi and Naomi Segal

Photo by Jessica Maurer


I respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land - the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, their spirits, ancestors, elders and community members past and present. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land. 



© Jenn Tran 2025