Tuan Mami
Tuan Mami (b. 1981, Vietnam) is an interdisciplinary artist constantly exploring new mediums and methods of expression. Researching historical, social and cultural backgrounds that prompt migration, displacement, exile, loss and love, Mami’s art employs a range of forms, from installation, photography, performance, to sound, video and long-term community-driven projects – with experimentations that are increasingly daring and meditative. In recent years, Mami has begun his explorations of performative multi-installations based on his social research and ancient mythologies across different cultures. His works are often built on site-specific and re-constructional concepts which deal with questions about life, meaning and social interactions, taking inspiration from the lives of moving communities (particularly the experiences of Vietnamese living abroad) as well as the impact of imposed social structures on the everyday life.
Tuan Mami is a graduate of Vietnam University of Fine Arts; a member of Nha San Collective (since 2013), and co-founder of Á Space (since 2018) – both entities artist-initiated, mentor-driven and reliant on a volunteer ethos. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions such as Vietnamese Immigrating Garden, Kuandu Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2024; Seeding the Future, the 6th Prospect New Orleans Triennial, New Orleans, US, 2024; The Assemblage of Dreams, Jeonnam Art Museum, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, 2024; Talking Heads: Archival Echoes, Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, 2023; the 15th Documenta, Kassel, Germany, 2022; Orange Mandala, Kinan Art Week, Wakayama, Japan, 2022; Time, Passage and Art bending, LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme, Leipzig, Germany, 2022; Study of Things, Time Museum, Guangzhou, China, 2020; Matter of Art, the 11th Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic, 2020; Co-Inspiration in Catastrophe, Museum Of Contemporary Arts, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020; Where the Sea Remembers, Mistake Room, Los Angeles, US, 2019; Documenting Change: Our Climate, CU Art Museum, Colorado, US, 2019.