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LIGHT AS PINK FEATHER

 

“Light as pink feather” is a Vinglish (Vietnamese and English) phrase from the Vietnamese saying “Nhẹ tựa lông hồng,” which describes a can-do attitude and optimism to life’s struggles, no matter how complicated or dire the situation.

 

In this exhibition, Nguyễn Kim Tố Lan and Nguyễn Thế Sơn reflect on this resilient, problem-solving attitude characteristic of the Vietnamese people through their works of photography, drawing, video, and installation. While Sơn’s art focuses on everyday social and political realities in contemporary Vietnam and how people creatively work around them, Lan’s works explore the moon as a longtime symbol for human aspirations and ideals—from the famous Vietnamese folktale of the lonely man and his magical tree on the moon, commemorated in the annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival in Vietnam, to the human dream of reaching the moon that was actually achieved by Neil Armstrong in 1969, in contrast with the major worldwide protests and social upheavals that also marked that year. “Light As Pink Feather” looks at the grace, beauty, and humor people find in the world in spite of its many difficulties.

Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018
Nhẹ tựa lông hồng (Light as Pink Feather)- Worcester Museum 2018

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