Olive Moccasins Chronicle
The project consists of three collections of works made during a six-month residency at Fabrica. The first is a responsive performance based on a compilation of music related to personal themes, reflecting a renewed sense of rest and belonging. The second is an indoor installation featuring a series of paintings and workshop outcomes that explore the delightful complexities of self-discovery and healing. The latter is another outdoor installation of characterful two-dimensional human-sized sculptures aimed to exteriorize Tran’s viewpoint in more of an architectural gesture.
Artist’s statement
Six months at Fabrica marked a memorable transformation for me. I relocated to the West, experienced an art residence, and was encouraged to share my vision for graphic-based art, all for the first time. Thus, I channeled this feeling of uncertainty into an outburst of characteristic, optimistic, colorful pieces of work.
That made me envision the last exhibition’s project as a multi-media collection that pays tribute to my beginning at Fabrica and my practice in new materials since this six-month journey has been regrowing my artistic life.
Bio
Born in 2003 in Vietnam, Uy Duc Tran is an artist who hails from the vibrant city of Hanoi and contributes to performance art and interdisciplinary expression. He embarked on his artistic odyssey by independently releasing films and musical albums, garnering recognition from esteemed platforms such as Pitchfork. His unique genre is often characterized as post-industrial, seamlessly blending elements of noise, field recording, and club music.
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