New Works

L’Espace - Hà Nội: City of Lights

city of lights
For the Year of the Buffalo

Phương Vũ Mạnh - Installation & Vidéo
Opening: Thurs 12 Feb, 6pm
Exhibition: 12-28 Feb 2009

In Eastern culture, 5 elements determine one’s destiny in correlation with the birth date and the colors : Metal is white, Wood is green, Water is black, Fire is red and Earth is yellow.

Hanoi might be lively, exciting, attractive, and even sometimes enticing, the city remains the melting pot where all dreams of the people dreaming to a better life are kept. Even though two persons were born under the same element, they often have very different destinies. The lucky one will succeed in everything, while the other will try hard but get nothing in return. But both of them will dream anyway to join the city of light.

Until one day, they will suddenly become aware that the peace full life they were searching for was in their native village.