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The exhibition brings together nine contemporary Vietnamese artists, including Le Giang, Pham Minh Hieu, Do Hiep, Do Ha Hoai, Bui Quoc Khanh, Vu Binh Minh, Le Dang Ninh, and Trinh Minh Tien, and features some works by the late artist Le Thiet Cuong in the exhibition space.
Each artist brings a unique approach, from light installations and video art to abstract forms and mixed media, but all aim to transform scientific principles into emotional experiences, allowing viewers to connect with science intuitively rather than through dry data.
The exhibition space is designed as an open ecosystem, allowing viewers to easily move between the "thinking stations".
The exhibition attracted many young people who came to explore and capture memorable moments.
The exhibition space opens with works by the late artist Le Thiet Cuong.
The memory of the rice grain - a symbol of rice-based civilization.
The space transports the viewer as if they were stepping into another world.
The exhibition is arranged in an open model, without fixed routes. Viewers can choose their own path, passing through "thinking stations" associated with themes such as medicine, environment, agriculture, or technology. Each space is built like a slice of nature, creating the feeling of "wandering" into another world.
Tram Thanh (24 years old) brought a sketchbook and sat down to draw the shapes in the middle of the exhibition space. Thanh said she was strongly impressed with the exhibition from the moment she entered. "It felt like going to an alien world, both familiar and strange. I liked this sense of novelty."
Tram Thanh (on the left) with her sketch, pictured with a friend at the exhibition.
Thanh says she doesn't look for a hidden message behind the artwork, but lets her emotions guide her. Instead, she chooses to let her emotions lead the way. “I just want to stand in front of the artwork and see what I feel, then record it with my brushstrokes,” she explains. For her, the forms in the installation are like “a constantly moving ecosystem,” undefined as belonging to either the past or the future. It is this ambiguity that fascinates her.
Some works at the exhibition bring viewers closer to the natural world through the structures of land and water.
The "source of life" space station places humans in dialogue with land, water, atmosphere, and energy.
The works emphasize the inevitable cycle: humanity cannot be separated from nature.
Connecting art, science, and the public.
Most of the works in the exhibition do not reproduce scientific data in a precise or academic way. The artists transform scientific principles into forms, light, and sound to create an intuitive experience.
Some spaces simulate cellular movement, the life cycle of an entity, or the formation of energy; materials such as metals, optical fibers, and acrylic are incorporated to evoke the sense of flow and transformation of matter.
Fiber optics and acrylic materials create visual effects that simulate the flow and transformation of matter.
In addition to the main exhibition, the event also features a series of programs including panel discussions, workshops, and art tours led by curators and artists. These activities allow viewers to approach the artworks from multiple perspectives, from the creative process to questions about the relationship between technology, humanity, and nature.
The exhibition is currently open at the VCCA Contemporary Art Center (Royal City, Hanoi), daily from 10 am to 9 pm, and will run until February 28, 2026.
