(Nguyễn Linh Chi, b. 1992)
Visual artist from & based in Hanoi, Vietnam
My works often explore liminal space and states between conflicting forces, the interrelation of nature - human - religion, and the intersection of art and ecology.
A recurring set of materials in my works has been the reflective and translucent, particularly of mirror and glass, inspired by the disappearing craft of traditional reverse glass and mirror painting in Vietnam. With their inherent reflective properties, these materials also imbue oppositional notions. It is the way they coexist with real space yet impenetrable, and how their double side-ness signifies liminality, constructing thresholds to unlearn reversed perspectives. These paradoxes stemming from both material and concept are what motivate me to explore how these materials challenge visual perception, conjuring unsettling states of the in-between, of contradictions, emphasizing the complex relations between self and others, the interior and the exterior, human and nature.
Since starting out in 2019, my practice has spanned drawing, painting, collage, installation, as well as interdisciplinary and research-based projects.