Khảm Thơ
Ongoing exploration of contemporary applications of khảm xà cừ — Vietnamese mother of pearl inlay.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
(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
Shapeshifting
(Gadigal Land/Sydney, Australia), Group Show
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
Spray paint, brick, mortar, reflective vinyl
Photo by Jessica Maurer
Shapeshifting
(Gadigal Land/Sydney, Australia), Group Show
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
Spray paint, brick, mortar, reflective vinyl
Photo by Jessica Maurer
September 2025 - Blindside Galley
Gestures of Hospitality
(Wurundjeri Land/Melbourne, Australia), Group Show
Tv Dinner Altar
Laser cut plywood, enamel spray paint, tablet display, rotoscoped graphite animation
310 x 500 x 170 mm
Combining laser-cut plywood, enamel spray paint, a tablet display, and rotoscoped graphite animation, it draws on childhood family dinners and Vietnamese-Australian diasporic experience. The work honours cơm gia đình while reimagining the altar as a site of devotion to nourishment, routine, and weekday television. Referencing khảm xà cừaltars, Tran evokes meals accompanied by Home and Away, Deal or No Deal, and 7 News—programs that became shared rituals bridging linguistic gaps within her family. Reflecting on identity shaped through food, silence, and media, the work holds the fragmented nature of diasporic memory—marked by survival, cultural dissonance, and care—with tenderness, humour, and softness.
Photo by Lê Nguyên Phương
Gestures of Hospitality
(Wurundjeri Land/Melbourne, Australia), Group Show
Tv Dinner Altar
Laser cut plywood, enamel spray paint, tablet display, rotoscoped graphite animation
310 x 500 x 170 mm
Combining laser-cut plywood, enamel spray paint, a tablet display, and rotoscoped graphite animation, it draws on childhood family dinners and Vietnamese-Australian diasporic experience. The work honours cơm gia đình while reimagining the altar as a site of devotion to nourishment, routine, and weekday television. Referencing khảm xà cừaltars, Tran evokes meals accompanied by Home and Away, Deal or No Deal, and 7 News—programs that became shared rituals bridging linguistic gaps within her family. Reflecting on identity shaped through food, silence, and media, the work holds the fragmented nature of diasporic memory—marked by survival, cultural dissonance, and care—with tenderness, humour, and softness.
Photo by Lê Nguyên Phương
