Open Studio “Ống Bễ”
Openning: 06:30 PM – 08:30 PM, Fri 09 Oct 2026
Open studio: 06:30 PM – 08:30 PM, 09 – 15 Oct 2026
AirHue Kim Sơn
Kim Sơn, Thuỷ Bằng, Huế
From the organizer:
“Yet Heaven and Earth and all that lies between is like a bellows
In that it is empty, but gives a supply that never fails.
Work it, and more comes out.”
(Chapter 5, Tao Te Ching. Translated by Arthur Waley)
We’re delighted to invite you to the opening reception of Đặng Duy Minh’s open studio on Friday, October 9th. The open studio introduces Ống Bễ (Bellows), an installation unfolds in darkness, gradually, attuned to a state of groping: slow, cautious, open, attentive. A scene of bizarre objects, of open questions.
“They are reticent in their stance. Fragile forms gently reach upward, carrying discarded objects that have washed ashore from who knows where.” – Excerpt from the curatorial note by Nguyễn Minh Ngọc
Ống Bễ (Bellows) marks the culmination of a three-month residency by Duy Minh in collaboration with AirHue, during which we observed, researched, collected materials, and experimented. This residency was supported by our strategic partner Goethe-Institut Hanoi, running from July 15 to October 15, 2026, and dedicated to Vietnamese artists, curators, researchers, and cultural practitioners currently living and working from Huế northward, regardless of origin or medium.
About artist
Minh Đặng holds a BA in Glass and Ceramics from the University of Sunderland, UK. Minh works with glass as a medium to transform fixed forms back into realms of ambiguity. He embraces presence via contrasts, between empty and full, soft and hard, ripe and aged, high and low. During his three-month residency in Huế, Minh created a space to confront no-longer-belonging objects
About AirHue
Launched in 2024 and anchored by three core principles – work-based residency, experimental research, and community engagement, this program is designed to support Vietnamese artists, curators, researchers, cultural workers, and collectives, with a focus on emerging and mid-career practitioners. Emphasizing the collaboration between our residents and partnered cultural spaces, our program aims to promote this contemporary, organic relationship to ground our work in place, which is the historically and culturally rich city of Huế – Việt Nam, while maintaining a conscious vision of our globalized age.
About Goethe-Institut Hà Nội
Founded in 1997, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi fosters cultural exchange between Vietnam, Germany and Europe. We organize cultural activities presenting German culture in Asia and intensifying cultural dialogue between our countries. Our programme focuses on seven main areas: Migration & diaspora, Postcolonialism & fair culture, Inclusion, Equality for women & LGBTIQ-persons, Urbanization & urban development, Sustainability in documentary films, Digitalization & society.
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