An exhibition by Éline Gourgues and Do Tuong Linh featuring the series “Études /Le Royaume des moustiques” by Sylvie Bonnot, along with a selection of original “mues,” including those created during her ECPAD X ADAGP residency, 2024.
The exhibition explores the notions of archive and post-archive through the lens of the Vietnamese diaspora, while weaving connections with Vietnamese and Caribbean artists who share similar concerns. It examines experiences of migration and the cultural perspectives shaped by displacement, echoing global issues related to identity and memory.
Centered on photography, the exhibition also incorporates video, installation, and other media to explore how these forms capture narratives shaped by exile, transmission, and transformation. The artists go beyond mere documentation to reveal lived fragments, myths, and counter-narratives that complicate our understanding of contemporary society. Their works blend official archives with intimate memories, showing how they rewrite or deconstruct historical narratives through images. By focusing on migration and adaptation, they question how diasporic identities are formed—often built through geographic and cultural ruptures.
Archive and post-archive challenges fixed representations of otherness and invites reflection on narratives shaped by migration, cultural memory, and evolving identities.
Artists: Emeline Ametis, Sylvie Bonnot, Manon Ficuciello, Adeline Rapon, Claire Zaniolo, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Nathyfa Michel, Flora Nguyen, Prune Phi, Nguyen Phuong Le, Dinh Q Le, Quang Lâm, Sol Kim, Laila Hida
Partners: Institut Français, MAZ, La Station Culturelle, Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, ECPAD X ADAGP, Cité Internationale des Arts, ADHEX X Interface-Dijon, Picto
Vincom Contemporary Art Center, Hanoï, Vietnam
