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Artist Talk with Hà Đào ✨About the talk!
The talk comprises screenings of several recent video works by Hà Đào, then a presentation and discussion, with moderation by Ponita Keo. Works on view include All Things Considered (2019), If Heaven Awaits (2024), and an excerpt from Pillow Menu (2026), all drawing from real people and events.
With a background in photography, her practice is grounded in observation, while incorporating speculation as a way of approaching subjects that cannot be accessed directly. Engaging with Vietnam's present and recent past, often through a queer-feminist lens, she considers speculation both a strategy to navigate the limits of direct representation and a way of inviting collaboration with those in front of the lens. Across these works, she attends to the productive tension between lived experience and its representation, and the possibilities that emerge in the space between them.
About the artist ✨✨
Hà Đào is an artist working with photography and moving image based in Hanoi. Inspired by the quiet drama of everyday life, her practice explores how personal fates intersect with larger histories and reflects on the notion of distance, with the camera as both witness and intermediary. Her lens-based works have been showcased at various spaces and programs such as Manzi Art Space (Vietnam), Xie Zilong Photography Museum (China), Lange Nacht der Bilder (Germany), Videoex (Switzerland), among others. She is the recipient of the Seed Award by the Prince Claus Fund, the Higashikawa Award, and the Dogma Prize. Apart from her personal practice, she co-runs Matca, an independent initiative dedicated to opening conversations around photography in Vietnam, actively building its public programs, exhibitions, and publications. https://www.ha-dao.com/
The talk is supported by the Mobility Grant from Art & Society Hubs Network-Asia.
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tiSamjort, Phnom Penh, Cambodia,Phnom Penh
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