Dérive – French for ‘drift’ – refers to the psychogeographic practice of traveling through various urban environments without any pre-determined itineraries. Developed by Guy Debord and other French Situationists in the 1950s, the aim of a dérive is to uncover the effects of embodied spaces on mental states (and vice versa), in doing so building up the awareness of the everyday city in all its possibilities and phenomena. This summer showcase, featuring works by Ha Manh Thang, Christine Nguyen, Trong Gia Nguyen and Tran Van Thao, can thus be said to resemble a dérive. The juxtaposition of artworks depicting the real and imagined can be likened to chance encounters in the city. Whether futuristic, historic, muted, feverish, lifelike, or stemming from the mind, the contrasting urban landscapes encourage an aimless wandering to discover what is often overlooked, neglected or lost.
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Collisions of Clamor and Calm
Do Hoang Tuong, Lien Truong, Nguyen Manh Hung, The Propeller Group, Tran Van Thao
July 28 to September 15, 2012
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in the shadow of appearances
Ha Manh Thang, Hoang Duong Cam, Lien Truong, Nguyen Thanh Truc, Thien Do, Tran Van Thao
June 13 to August 23, 2014
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Alluvium
Do Thanh Lang, Ha Manh Thang, Hoang Duong Cam, Hoang Nam Viet, Le Hoang Bich Phuong, Nadege David, Nguyen Huy An, Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Quang Huy, Sandrine Llouquet, Trong Gia Nguyen
February 6 - March 24, 2018