Silk – Color of trees, Embroidery lines and dyeing lines of the past and present
09 am – 05 pm, 20 Dec 2024 – 17 Dec 2025
Đình Tú Thị
2A Yên Thái, district Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
From the organizer:
Following up “Chuyen Dinh Trong Pho” and curated by Nguyen The Son, the artist residency programme in Tu Thi Embroidery Temple welcomes artist Pham Ngoc Tram to create, share and set up her atelier inside the Temple in order to provide new experiences, explorations and creative expression through the engagement and research into the richness of culture, people and space seeped in heritage of the Temple. The public can visit to view antique embroidered works showcased in the exhibition and observe the artist, Pham Ngoc Tram, working on her heritage-inspired embroidery artworks inside the Temple. During her residency, the artist will also contribute to the community through seminars, workshops and a reading corner dedicated to embroidery techniques and history.
Tu Thi Communal House, meaning “Embroiderer Communal House Market” – was built in 1891 by the people of Quat Dong embroidery village who settled in Thang Long citadel.
As a national historical relic, worshiping the founder of the profession Le Cong Hanh and a pilgrimage site for many generations of embroiderers across the country, Tu Thi communal house not only has long-standing spiritual and mental values but also has practical contributions to the journey of continuing the heritage: a part of the communal house space becomes a center for exchanging, preserving and practicing the embroidery profession, both to honor the founder of the profession and to contribute to introducing the quintessence to the younger generation and visitors from all over the country.
Artist in Residence Phạm Ngọc Trâm
Born 1984 Hanoi, Vietnam
Education: Vietnam University of Fine Art (2006); Ecole Lesage Paris (2013) Exhibition: Indochina Sense (2024), Love of Nature (2023), Skilled Hands Shared Culture (2021) Carrefour Européen (2019), Made in Hoi An (2016)
Known as the embroidery artist who is positioning Vietnamese embroidery to the world map of textile arts through researching, teaching and exhibiting heritage embroidery techniques as well as ancient wisdoms for traditional materials (silk, threads and natural dyes), the residency project marks the next phase of her artistic practice to enrich her portfolio with artworks made of her self-developed creative elements.
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