During their many visits to Vietnam, Belgian stilt-walking art troupes have brought special performances to festivals in Vietnam, contributing to the strengthening of the friendship between the two nations. Source: Belgian artists’ Stilt Walking Performances in Vienam

“Do you trust sounds or images better?” Nguyễn Trinh Thi is one of Vietnam’s leading contemporary artists. Her moving image work engages with the ways in which memory, history and representation are part of broader structures of power, the legacies of colonialism and war, and the erasure of indigenous Vietnamese cultures. Source: BFMAF – How

Walk With Frank is an engaging documentary about Vietnam veteran Frank Romeo’s long journey of self-discovery, mental health, and eventually moving from denial to understanding and embracing his PTSD. He suffered traumatic injuries during an enemy attack that left him critically wounded and alone for a time in the jungles of Vietnam. Rotating back home…

A city of over 8 million people, there is no denying that Hanoi is noisy. For those of us not born here, it may take some adjustment, but in time we relax and pay little heed to the neighbors’ barking dog, the chorus of child’s play, or the constant hum of motorbike madness. We learn

Following the previous two posts regarding the changes in our observations of our immediate surroundings caused by the COVID-19 situation, I would like to present the current progress of another photographic project series.This project grew out of noti...

War marks everyone, and Steve Maxner’s art brings this home with a powerful punch in his exhibition “But…Such is War,” which comes out of his experience in Vietnam from 1969-1970 when he was just 22 years old. Maxner gives us a precious gift — the opportunity to not just see but to witness part of

On 24th November 2019 Dr. Blake Morris initiated his latest marathon walking project entitled '52 Scores'. The envisioned plan is for a walk to take place each week throughout the coming year, spanning 2019/20. Once again this project allowed for other...

On Saturday 2nd November A.Farm held it's second artist extravaganza entitled 'All Animals are Equal #2' out in District 12 of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.In the main building there was an exhibition of work by artists who have been part of the residen...

On Saturday 26th October, I had the good fortune to take part in another distance walk organised by Dr. Blake Morris who is currently based in the UK.Blake initiated the series of walks (entitled British Summer Time) in response to the approaching chan...

British Summer Time: Sunrise Walk 7 (26 October 2019) From Saigon to Cork, with St. Ives, Northampton, and Bornville in between. In Saigon, Patrick and Nina watched the evening bats shift to morning swallows, each takign advantage of th...

The 4th World Congress of Psychogeography was held on the first weekend in September 2019 at the following venues in West Yorkshire: Huddersfield on Friday 6th, Dewsbury on Saturday 7th and Marsden on Sunday 8th.I have never classed myself as a true ps...

For the 12th edition of the Online Performance Art Festival I decided to conduct a second version of my recent performance piece 'One Step Forward, Two Steps Back', which I had created and recorded at Sewerby, Bridlington in the UK. I have already writ...

On the 30th March 2019 I had an opportunity to participate in the 11th Online Performance Art Festival, the second time I have joined this event (the previous time being last December 2018).The online festival concept was initiated by Sandra Bozic, and...

Following on from the previous post: Saigon Citadel Walk - Planning, 25 January 2019.On the morning of Saturday 23rd February, I travelled to District 1 of Saigon accompanied by Nina, Yiu Lai Lei to mark the occasion of the Terminalia Festival 201...

An air-conditioned minibus runs from Phu My Hung in District 7 to the Lucky Plaza on Dong Khoi in District 1 and is my regular way to travel into the centre of Saigon.I thought I would like to record the journey as the bus travels from District 7 to th...

On Sunday 1st July I searched out The Factory in District 2, a new area of Saigon for me to explore. As I approached I quickly recognised the venue from the irregularly stacked containers, painted in bright colours.Several people had already arrived in...

On Saturday 23 June I ventured out into the wilds of District 12 in search of a new venue called A.Farm.The venue hosted an inaugural exhibition called 'All Animals are Equal' which featured work made by around 100 artists. I actually discovered that h...