Artwork Insights Photography

Installation – Garden of Archives at the Biennale Photo Hanoï 25

Statement by the visual artist Quang deLam

At the heart of this installation resides the index cabinet, a comprehensive guide holding every reference from the library, from A to Z. It speaks to a fundamental truth: while fully consuming all knowledge is impossible, the means to access it is paramount. This piece of furniture, in its very essence, constructs the visual metaphor of the Archive.

In the photo series, we see the cabinet embarking on a journey across the city,

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Seas of Silk Paintings – a Conceptual View

The article is the concept view for the paintings done for the Exhibition “Seas of Silk” at the gallery Lotus (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) , from October 3 to October 19, 2025

Historical Context

The concept of “Silk Road,” coined in 1877 by geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen, was employed to discuss the early period of trade between the Roman Empire and Han China

The Maritime Silk Road, also known as the Maritime Silk Route,

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