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“Becoming Alluvium is my contemplation on the glory and the tragedy of the Mekong River… my attempt to collect testimonies for the captured sediments and the variety of species that are sacrificed for humankind’s constant seeking of perpetual brightness.”
-Thao Nguyen Phan
2018 recipient of the Han Nefkens Foundation - LOOP Barcelona Video Art Production Award
Becoming Alluvium observes the environmental changes to the river due to the expansion of agriculture, overfishing and the economic migration of farmers to urban areas, with particular emphasis on the perceptions of the impact of environmental change on nature and human lives. Through different levels of narrative and speaking simultaneously of real and imaginary worlds, Phan proposes alternate versions of reality. Her work builds up a multi-layered, aesthetically thrilling, poetic body of work. However, going beyond a purely historical or political point of view, it explores current questions on food security and our ecological responsibility towards agricultural environments.
The Han Nefkens Foundation has supported the production and presentation of this new work at the Fundació Joan Miró, as well as further presentations at WIELS in Brussels and at Chisenhale Gallery in London.
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