Foto Ausstellung Photography

Cholon – Between Twilights, series displayed at the Biennale Photo Hanoi 2025

Some cities once experienced a so-called golden age. Their legends originate either from their rich history or from something uniquely special that sets them apart from others. Cholon, founded in the late 18th century, was never part of Saigon—the city now known as Ho Chi Minh City. Its name means “big market,” reflecting its role as a vibrant Chinese trading community and serving as the commercial and cultural hub for Chinese immigrants settling in Saigon.

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Series – Fractal Finance, displayed at the Biennale Photo Hanoi 2025

Skyscrapers in Hong Kong are among the most iconic and impressive in the world, reflecting the city’s status as a major global financial hub and urban marvel. Hong Kong boasts one of the highest concentrations of skyscrapers globally, with over 7,000 buildings exceeding 100 meters in height.

To shape its iconic skyline with a more distinctive style, several renowned architects such as I.M. Pei for the Bank of China, N. Foster for the International Commerce Centre (ICC),

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Exhibition Seas of Silk – Oc Eo Statues at Lotus Gallery

The exhibition “Seas of Silk” by research-based artist Quang deLam at Lotus Gallery features a rich and multi-layered scenography. Complementing deLam’s paintings is a curated series of statues from the Óc Eo civilization.

These statues are drawn from photographs taken during a special August 2025 exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated to Vietnamese National Treasures.

This unique combination of contemporary paintings and and black and white photography provides essential contextual perspective,

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“the map is not the territory” with Xem Saigon Tour at Vin Gallery

“This show will explore the dynamic interaction between XEM’s artworks, innovative installation concepts, and viewer engagement, creating a lively and evolving environment. Be part of it to experience the energy and creativity that XEM brings to the forefront of contemporary photography, as they continue to redefine the medium’s role in both archival truth and fictional creation.” Text by Vin Gallery

Visual artist Quang Lam explores the relationship between maps and territory. It is encapsulated in the famous expression “the map is not the territory,” coined by Polish-American philosopher Alfred Korzybski.

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Air Flows with Marriott Autograph Hotel at Landmark 81 tower

Statement by the visual artist Quang Lam

“The Autograph Collection Hotels, in collaboration with Vinpearl Landmark 81, has launched the visionary project “Gallery in the Sky.”  I would like to cultivate the values of international connections and exchanges, leveraging the unique setting of Vinpearl Landmark 81. My vision for “Gallery in the Sky” involves capturing captivating photographs of airplanes arriving from all corners of the globe, visible from the hotel. But invisible, they are like “Air Flows”.

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Erklärung Ausstellung XEM – Meta Far-East

Written by Dr Bridget Tracy Tan
Director, Institute of Southeast Asia Arts – Art Galleries
Academic Advisor (Southeast Asian Arts)
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

„Bei Quang Lams Stil geht es zweifellos um Spiel, aber auch um Verantwortung. Er möchte, dass der Betrachter weiß, wie wir erleben, was wir erleben, durch das, was wir inszenieren und die Gedanken, die wir denken, die Art und Weise, wie wir uns bewegen.

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Studie zur Serie Stadt Hue, Architektur der Ewigkeit

Von Prof. Steve Bisson, Pariser Kunsthochschule
Chefredakteur des Urbanautica Institute

Die Lebensbedingungen der Massen stimmten nicht immer mit denen eines irdischen Paradieses überein. Dies ist auch heute noch der Fall, wenn wir den Urbanismus und insbesondere den Zustand der Vorstädte oder der großstädtischen Verdichtungen beobachten, die wenig Raum für grüne Träume lassen. Eine Terrasse ist schon ein Privileg. Im Zuge der fortschreitenden Urbanisierung hat sich die menschliche Spezies von der Natur distanziert und ist in Betontürme gezwungen,

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Biennale The Wrong 2023 – Projekt Air Skylen

Das Kunstprojekt – Air Skylen nimmt an der Biennale The Wrong 6th Edition im Pavillon ANIMA „Directory“ teil, kuratiert von Tam Nguyen, mit Beratung von Mai Huyen Chi & Xuan Ha und Unterstützung von Duyen Le und Lien Nguyen

Studie zum Kunstprojekt Air Skylen

This text has been written by the curator Tam Nguyen for the catalog of the pavilion ANIMA “Directory”

Dieser Text wurde von Kommissar Tam Nguyen für den ANIMA-Pavillonkatalog „Repertoire“ überarbeitet.

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Meta Far-East – Meeresspiegelanstieg aufgrund des Klimawandels

Die meisten Länder im Fernen Osten haben Küsten. Diese Gebiete werden vom Anstieg des Meeresspiegels betroffen sein, wie etwa die Megastädte Bangkok und Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt, wie es in der neuen Studie des französischen Nationalen Zentrums für wissenschaftliche Forschung (CNRS) und der Universität La Rochelle in Frankreich heißt das National Center for Atmospheric Research in den Vereinigten Staaten (NCAR).

Bis zum Jahr 2100 werden fast 50 Millionen Menschen mit diesem stärker als erwarteten Anstieg des Meeresspiegels konfrontiert sein.

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XEM Collective Exhibition – Meta Far-East Asia

The main idea of the Quang Lam’s work in this exhibition is to explore the concept of the Far-East Asia in which Saigon and Singapore were essential nodes for its representation.

From wikipedia about: 

“The term first came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 15th century, particularly the British, denoting the Far East as the “farthest” of the three “Easts”, beyond the Near East and the Middle East.[..] Significantly,

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Studie zur Serie Air Skyliners Crashes

Diese Serie wurde bei Sa Sa Art Projects in Phnom Penh (Kambodscha) mit dem XEM-Kollektiv ausgestellt

Auszug aus dem Präsentationstext von Kurator Lyno Vuth

„In der Ausstellung nehmen die physischen Arbeiten jedes der fünf Künstler Formen an, die von ihrer Präsentation im Magazin ausgehen. Die hier von XEM präsentierten Arbeiten beschäftigen sich nicht nur mit dem, was uns trennt, sondern auch mit dem, was uns verbindet und verbindet. Die gleichen Dinge können entstehen.“ vielfältige komplexe Effekte.

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Kunstprojekt – Air Skylen, Moderne und Kunst

Fliegen ist einer der tiefsten Träume der Menschen. Der Mythos von Ikarus hat schon immer unsere Fantasie beflügelt. Die Kunstbewegung des Futurismus im frühen 20. Jahrhundert betonte Dynamik, Geschwindigkeit, Technologie und Jugend durch die Flugmaschinen.

Quang Lam ist daran interessiert, die Modernität (Vietnams) anhand seiner industriellen und technologischen Entwicklung durch diesen universellen Wunsch zu untersuchen. Dieser Standpunkt wurde selten genutzt, um die Kunstgeschichte des Landes zu verstehen.

Project Air SkyLen

Das Projekt besteht darin,

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Internationale Fotobiennale Hanoi’23 – Stadt Hue, Architektur der Ewigkeit

Diese Serie wurde auf der Internationalen Fotobiennale Hanoi 2023 in der Ausstellung „IN SEARCH OF THE LOST TIME“ präsentiert.

Künstler-Statement von Quang Lam:

Es gibt Orte, an denen Architektur und Stadtplanung nicht nur von den Bedürfnissen der Gegenwart geprägt sind, sondern auch von den Überzeugungen eines Lebens jenseits.

Diese Fotoserie ist durchdrungen von dieser Philosophie, die Hue prägte, die Kaiserstadt in Zentralvietnam, die erst vor Kurzem im 19.

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Air Skylen – Airports

For the creative event “Thiet Ke & Cong Nghe” in HaNoi , a whole concept of an airline company, named AIR SKYLEN has been presented

Airlines are the symbols of the technology’s level of a country. It also shares the values also international connections and exchanges.

AIR SKYLEN is derived from the term “Skyline,” which refers to the apparent juncture of earth and sky, often describing the silhouette of city skyscrapers against the sky.

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Sutras of Tibet

Although Tibetan Buddhism integrates the three main vessels of Buddhism, it is distinguished by a set of practices and historical and artistic traditions that give it its special character.

The immensity of its territory, its millennial and contemporary history have shaped its expression and its art which are not only visible in the temples but along the roads and within the magnificent landscapes of the Himalaya.

In his different trips from 2013 to 2017,

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Narrative Structures

 “All great fiction films tend toward
documentary, just as all great documentaries tend toward fiction . . . One who
opts for one necessarily finds the other at the end of his journey.” “A story
should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that
order.”

These quotes are from Jean Luc Godard, most influential director of the French New Wave in the 60s which brought life into film with visual experimentation,

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Balance of Chaos

The Greek etymology of the word
Chaos means a fracture or a gap. In mathematics, Chaos Theory studies the
behavior of systems that are very sensitive to initial conditions, a phenomenon
generally illustrated by “the butterfly effect”.

This term was used Edward Lorenz,
American mathematician and meteorologist to describe the theoretical basis of
weather and climate predictability, which is based on this idea that small
causes may have large effects in general.

Because the photographer Quang Lam assisted to a recent destruction
of colonial villa in Saigon which has survived for one hundred year of turmoil,

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See Kyoto and Die

The title refer to the famous expression “See Venice and Die”. 

It describes the particular esthetic experience one might encounter while visiting some cities in the world. The photographer has been twice in Kyoto. Images of the exhibition are related to the second trip, which happened 12 years after the first one. 

Souvenirs, street photography and fictional images are mixed to define his ephemeral consciousness of perfection in this photographic essay.

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Exhibition – Love Can Dance

LOVE CAN DANCE exhibition presents the expression of passion and love in Vietnamese and Asian contemporary dance. Most performances have been played in the Saigon Opera.

Exhibition – Uniform Fashion

UNIFORM exhibition presents the unusual view of two photographers Thy Tran and Quang Lam on the fashion industry.