02/24

TEFRA

Sculptural light and exploration of volcanic stone
PRODUCT 
02/23

DAM VESSELS

Collection of water vessels designed with modular casting
 PRODUCT INSTALLATION
06/22

REQUIEM FOR A RIVER

DAE Degree project on the geopolitics of damming the Mekong River
INSTALLATION PERFORMANCE PRODUCT RESEARCH
12/20

SALINE ROOTS

An investigation on salinisation and mangrove deforestation in the Mekong Delta
INSTALLATION PRODUCT RESEARCH
02/21

SHIFTING SANDS

A participatory performance exploring the threats of sand mining in the Mekong Delta
PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SCULPTURE
06/21

TO MY SIGNIFICANT OTTER

A rewilding intiative on the conception of habitats for otters and multispecies
SPATIAL RESEARCH
03/21

AN ENDLESS RIDDLE

A short film and spatial reflection on the landscape of greenhouse horticulture
MOVING IMAGE
02/21

BLUE FELDTWARE

An experimental collection of stools from waste denim
INSTALLATION
02/18

TALES OF AN ESSENCE 

A participatory  installation and multi-sensory  experience on the herbal essence of St. John’s Wort
PERFORMANCE SCULPTURE RESEARCH
02/18

YOUNGER AMBER

Material explorations from pine resin and its luminous qualities
MATERIAL RESEARCH 
02/18

PEARLESCENT

Sculptural light installation
SCULPTURE 

SHIFTING SANDS


CATEGORY: Performative workshop, Sculpture
DATE: 02/202
PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert Andriessen, Lorenzo Vitagliano︎︎︎ 

As part of the Pedagogies of the Sea design research course︎︎︎
co-founded by Angela Rui︎︎︎ and Formafantasma︎︎︎
Exhibited at AQUARIA - Or the Illusion of a Boxed Sea, MAAT︎︎︎
Using the body to illustrate and record the effects of erosion and land subsidence, “Shifting Sands” offers a collective and narrated workshop intended to immerse participants into the process of sand casting.

The performance in four acts gradually emulates the extractive systems of river sand mining and conclusively unfolds the political tensions between two areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. One that is in constant flux, where displaced communities and vernacular architecture downstream are uprooted by sand mining and its effects on soil erosion, riverbank collapse, land slides and flooding. While the fixed area of the city profits from the extraction and transformation of sand, from concrete to reclaimed land and the construction of skyscrapers, incompatibly accelerating the sinking rate in the region.

The resulting compilation of sand-casted vessels is presented as a peaceful manifestation of protest against river sand extraction practices and unsustainable land reclamation projects in the Mekong River Delta.