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People in the East believe that geography possesses spiritual force, and that human beings can intervene in it.Yet the logic of trấn yểm (apotropaic rite) in Vietnam carries a crucial difference: rather than confidently mastering these forces, as in the cultures to the north, we understand that mountains, rivers, and spirits are never fully subdued. Any intervention is only a temporary measure, or a way of keeping danger from spilling over.Vietnam took shape under constant threat: natural disasters, floods, pressure from the north, and internal conflict. As a result, trấn yểmemerged not as an assertion of control, but as a reflex of a culture that does not believe stability to be a given.We know that dissolution is ever-present.
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This painting is now exhibited in Denmark and is not available in the US.
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An escape from reality, in an imagined vision of the afterlife.
Beyond Red, lies Blue.The forest is not merely a cluster of plants, but a world unto itself — where life intertwines, overlaps, and layers upon itself like an endless canopy of green domes. In this place, green is not just a color, but a breath, a movement, a whisper of mysteries.
I once stood in such a forest, feeling overwhelmed by the grandeur of nature, where everything grows and pulses within its own order — a realm where humans can only stand by and quietly observe.Amid that lush, engulfing green, Red appeared — a lone red dot, adrift yet steadfast. It did not merely pass through the forest, but merged into its rhythm, becoming part of its breath.
The solitary gaps between thick foliage felt like “sky wells” — rare windows through which humans could peer into the forest and witness the secret world within.
What happens in there? Who is watching whom — am I looking into the forest, or is the forest looking back at me?This trio of works does not tell a linear story, but suggests a journey.
Red does not just wander through the forest, but also journeys through the viewer’s perception — guiding them into a wordless world, where color, light, and shadow speak for themselves. -
When elephants sense that their end is near, they make their way to the Elephant Graveyard — a secret place no outsider may ever set foot in.
To humans, it is a legendary treasure, known only by name, forever unseen. -
I use many pixel symbols in my paintings to convey a sense of decay and hyperreality.Decay: the dissolution of grand narratives (Lyotard), the decline of seemingly eternal symbols.Hyperreality: we live in an age of “simulation,” where images no longer reflect reality but replace it (Jean Baudrillard).
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When elephants know their time has come, they return to the Elephant Graveyard — a secret place, untouched by outsiders.
To humankind, it is a fabled treasure, known only by name, its face forever hidden.
Hoang Hue Phuong
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