THE ARC ( cầu võng )
Year: 2021
The work was presented in the group exhibition "Silent Block", HCMC Vietnam.
Curated by Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần
Format: video displayed on LED screen, reflected on mirror
As an artist who uses technology as his main creative material, Tung Khi seems to stand on the opposite side of the idea in Nguyen Cong Tri's collection no.8, when the designs revolve around questioning the siege of the Internet and social networks. With the installation of video projections and "mirrors", Tung Khi pushes viewers deeper into that virtual world, into the world of countless connections, millions of data networks. The dimensions of the images change unpredictably, making it impossible for viewers to define any spatial dimension. Even the physical structure of the work itself, in this case the projection screen frame system, is in complete contrast to the visual effects that radiate on its surface.
"Cau Vong creates a visual trap, drawing viewers into the virtual world, where image segments like neurons connect with each other at the speed of a blink, synthesized and manipulated by computers. Amidst the myriad of illusions, when any audience voluntarily steps into the visual trap to interact with the "mirror floor", their bodies merge with the virtual scene. They naturally become part of the projection. The human image appears, on the projection mixed with the flesh of the real world, broken and wanting to hold on to each other. "Cau Vong is inspired by the futuristic aesthetics in Cong Tri's designs. But hidden beneath that aesthetic is a personal story, when technology exists as a tool for us to tell our own stories."
Text by Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần