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Finest Projects 2024-2025: Too many people at the border

Posted on 10/04/2025

TOO MANY PEOPLE AT THE BORDER

About project: “Too Many People at the Border” was an eight-day international performance art camp, co-organized and curated by Á Space, Santo Streets Studio and SOWEART, bringing together 45 artists from Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. The programme featured 60 performances, two symposiums with 11 speakers, three workshops, 12 film and video art screenings, and a series of collective improvisation performances over the course of eight days.

Spanning a journey of over 300km from Hanoi – Hoa Binh – Mong Cai – Dongxing (China), the camp fostered an intensive space for performance-practicing and artistic exchange. Beyond presenting individual works, participating artists engaged in a collective practice that dissolves geographical, cultural, and methodological boundaries through performance art.

Participating artists included Vietnam – Phụ Lục (The Appendix) Group, Vũ Đức Toàn, Nguyễn Thị Diệp, Lại Diệu Hà, Đặng Thuỳ Anh, Nguyễn Đình Phương, Nhiditu, Nhi Lê, Nguyễn Hoàng Anh, Nguyễn Hạ Xuân Nguyên, Trần Châu Nhi, Tâm Đỗ, Cao Việt Nga; China – Lyv Desheng, Wang Chuyu, Pan Chennong, Peng Xiang, B.A.T., Xuan Liu, Pengpeng Li, Li Ning, Pan Feifei, Tree (Wang Chen), Vita (Zhang Wei), Tong Wenmin, Tianshi Yin, Li Jianhong, Cang Xin; Hong Kong – Sammu Chen, Qiurong Pan; Taiwan – Chiang Yuan Hsiang, Watan Wuma; Thailand – Chakkrit Chimnok, Pattree Chimnok, Boat Sutasinee Karnsomdee, Anucha Hermmala, Anuchit Hemmala; Singapore – Jeremy Hiah; Indonesia – Riyadhus Shalihin; Switzerland/Vietnam – Quỳnh Đông; US – Zhen Zhang.

Art form: Multidisciplinary arts

Duration: 24 – 31.07.2024

Organizer: Á Space, Santo Streets Studio and SOWEART

Activities: Performances, film screenings, workshops, symposiums

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