Exhibitions

Lê Giang D’eau et de verdure / Nước Xanh Non Biếc − Vin Gallery

Vietnam

Vin Gallery

Jun 19 - Sep 18, 2020

Lê Giang D'eau et de Verdure #4 (1_3) (detail), Paper embossing, 29cm x 39.5cm x 4.7cm, 2019
All images by courtesy of Vin Gallery

“tout le charme et le mystère de l'exotisme dans un admirable décor d'eau et de verdure”
- Except from the 1931 Paris Colonial Exhibition’s flyer

During French colonial time, Indochina was represented in ambivalent ways: sometimes as damp, mysterious jungles populated with ferocious creatures and indigenous savages, and other times, as a region of charming landscapes that evoke tenderness and submission. These contradictory features depicted an intriguing, exotic tropical land that attracted the covetous gaze of Western conquerors. Indochina no longer exists as a geographical entity. Nevertheless, “Indochina" as a series of symbols and perceptions - a collection of souvenirs - has persisted up until present day.

Continuing her work from the three-month residency at Cité internationale des Arts in Paris, Le Giang conducts research on the mass-cultural representation of Vietnam during the French colonization by looking at the archives of colonial exhibitions that took place in France from 1906 to 1931. In investigating these historical records, Le Giang seeks to question and to learn about the shared past between the two countries. Images of Indochina are retrieved and revisited through a process that blurs their details, with the aim to understand how popular narratives have contributed to shaping colonial nostalgia. ​d​ 'eau et de verdure​ is an attempt to examine the painful conditions for reconciliation and the need to come to terms with the myths of Indochina in the context of contemporary Vietnam.

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    D'eau et de verdure #1 (detail), 2019 Paper embossing 29 cm x 39.5 cm

About​ Lê Giang

Having earned degrees from Vietnam and the United Kingdom, Lê Giang has a comprehensive understanding of both Vietnamese artistic techniques, and of Western academic aesthetics in art. Influenced by her educational background, Giang has in recent years expanded beyond painting and embraced other media.

Lê Giang has participated in exhibitions and art projects internationally in the UK, Singapore, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong and Vietnam. She is also the co-founder of the art space, Six Space in Hanoi which supports young artists and endeavors to provide diversity in approaches and perspectives to art and creative practices. Recently, Lê Giang and Six Space have been nominated for Hanoi's Grapevine's Finest 2019 award, a recognition for impact made on the community.

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    D'eau et de verdure #15 (detail), 2019 Paper embossing 29 cm x 39.5 cm

About Vin Gallery

Based in the heart of District 2, Vin Gallery has established an active presence in art fairs across Asia by promoting cross-cultural hybridization. We aim to bring artists with critical practices to HCMC to share their work with the local art scene while simultaneously striving to discover and promote promising South East Asia artists to the international art scene. Our artists come from diverse cultural backgrounds and art educations, work with various mediums and have a spectrum of life experiences. They have strong conceptual and challenging visions, materialized in continually evolving forms which we try to foster by creating networks and collaborations with other art spaces in Asia and beyond.

Information

Lê Giang D'eau et de verdure / Nước Xanh Non Biếc

開催期間
19 June 2020 - 18 September 2020
会 場
Vin Gallery
11 Street 55, Thao Dien District 2, HCMC, Vietnam
電 話
+84 88 920 9420
営業時間
Mon - Wed: Appointment only / Thu - Sat: 10 am to 5 pm 
URL
http://www.vingallery.com

Editor: Aura Contemporary Art Foundation