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Phu Lang Sa Collectif Artists: Nguyen Phuong Thao, Trần Kim Phượng, Hang Hang, Khieu Anh

Invited artists: Tống Khánh Hà, Ha-Yeon Joo, Maya de Vulpillières, and Kay Maruta

Organizers: Phu Lang Sa Collective and Galerie BAQ 

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Vernissage at 6PM, July 27th 2023

15 rue Beautreillis, 75004 Paris

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"The pitfall of being able to deeply understand two worlds is to be neither fish nor fowl, to stay in the vagueness so as not to be labeled." (Linda Lê, Étranges Étrangers, 2010, translated from French). 

For its first group show, Phu Lang Sa Collabtive project* proudly presents the creations from our four Vietnamese** artists: Nguyen Phuong Thao, Trần Kim Phượng, Hang Hang, Khieu Anh, with the participation of Asian and Asian-descent invited artists Tống Khánh Hà, Ha-Yeon Joo, Maya de Vulpillières and Kay Maruta. 

As the expression suggests, the show’s title neither fish nor fowl reflects the way we define ourselves without anchoring our belonging to a single place or culture. 

From re-examining the history of a family to exploring different ways to look at ordinary objects and daily sceneries, our works suggest adjustments and constant changes of perspectives. 

The show will last four weeks, from July 27th to August 26th, 2023 during which the invited artists will participate in a cumulative process; each adding their work thus constantly changing the space and enriching the conversation. An artist talk will be held on August 10th and the show takes its final form during the last week of August. 

* Towards the end of 2018, Hang Hang founded Phu Lang Sa Collective in the hopes of weaving connections between young Vietnamese artists living in France. Initially, a place to discuss the latest exhibitions, for screenings, and to help each other by crossing different artistic practices, since 2019, Phu Lang Sa Collective has deployed an initiative titled Phu Lang Sa Collabtive to support fellow Vietnamese artists in France and Europe whilst continuing to grow and expanding its reach.

** For Vietnamese artists, we respect their choices of using or not using diacritics for the writing of their names.