Foam Fotografiemuseum presents 'Garden of Entanglement,' a significant solo exhibition by Hiền Hoàng, winner of the 18th Foam Paul Huf Award. This multidisciplinary showcase delves into the intricate relationship between humans and nature, exploring technology's influence, migration, and the impact of colonialism. Visitors can discover thought-provoking works across photography, sculpture, and video art.
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Foam presents 'Garden of Entanglement,' a solo exhibition by Hiền Hoàng, winner of the 18th Foam Paul Huf Award. The exhibition features multidisciplinary works exploring the complex relationship between humans and nature, questioning technology's role and the lasting impact of colonialism through themes of migration and the hidden life of trees.
Hiền Hoàng, the recipient of the 18th Foam Paul Huf Award, presents her solo exhibition 'Garden of Entanglement' at Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. This multidisciplinary exhibition invites a multi-sensory reflection on the intricate connections between humans and nature. Hoàng's practice, deeply influenced by collaborations with scientists and technologists, reveals the ambivalent role of technology as both a tool for understanding the natural world and a force that distances us from it. The exhibition showcases three recent projects: the eponymous 'Garden of Entanglement,' which investigates the hidden vibrational life of trees and their response to the environment through motion and sound, positioning trees as witnesses to global exchange; 'Scent from Heaven,' exploring the paradoxical relationship between suffering and transformation through the Agarwood tree, where beauty and value arise from destruction; and 'Across the Ocean,' which delves into human experiences, particularly the artist's aunt's migration from Vietnam to Germany, using food as a lens to examine identity, memory, and cultural stereotypes while questioning how perceptions are formed and distorted. Hiền Hoàng (b. 1990) is a Vietnamese-born, Hamburg-based multimedia artist whose work sits at the intersection of human memory, nature, and technology. Her ability to blend ecological narratives with innovative, data-driven artistic approaches earned her the prestigious Foam Paul Huf Award in 2024. The exhibition can be seen from June 6 to September 10, 2025.
The exhibition can be seen from 6 June – 10 September 2025. Open daily 10:00 – 18:00 hrs, with extended hours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 – 21:00 hrs. Visitors are directed to www.foam.org for more information.
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