A Vietnam – Myanmar cultural exchange exhibition featuring Myanmar artist Moe Satt entitled Hands Oxide has opened at the Nhasan (House on Stilts) Studio.
Satt is considered to be a leader in Myanmar 's experimental art scene. He is the founder and artistic director of Beyond Pressure, an independent, artist-run initiative based in Yangoon, which hosts an international performance art festival of the same name in Myanmar every year.
During his one-month stay in Hanoi , Satt has taken video recordings of the hand movements of people around him, from labourers working on the streets and in markets, to local artists and friends.
"When I was little, my mother told me I had fingers that were longer than most people, like those of an artist," Satt says. "From that moment on, I often told myself I would be an artist when I grew up."
"I tend to look at my hands as they move, especially when I make art and perform with them. They remind me of my childhood," he shares.
Satt has noticed many similarities between Vietnam and Myanmar by comparing idioms used by both countries to talk about the power of hands and the busyness of hands among workers. For this reason, he loves living in Hanoi .
Since 2005, Satt has been creating works that revolve around hands, hand movements and gestures. He believes hand gestures and sign language are essential means of communicating with others. He says he loves the way local people talk to him with their hands during his travels, and that hand gestures have helped him a lot, even when he didn't speak the local language.
"I was inspired to create the pieces for this exhibition by looking at the hands of the many Hanoians I've met on the streets," he says.
On the opening night, he collaborated with Vietnamese artists Tran Lam Binh and Hoang Minh Duc to take photos of attendees' hands.
The exhibition will run through on April 29 at Nhasan Studio, Lane 462, Buoi Road, Hanoi./.
Satt is considered to be a leader in Myanmar 's experimental art scene. He is the founder and artistic director of Beyond Pressure, an independent, artist-run initiative based in Yangoon, which hosts an international performance art festival of the same name in Myanmar every year.
During his one-month stay in Hanoi , Satt has taken video recordings of the hand movements of people around him, from labourers working on the streets and in markets, to local artists and friends.
"When I was little, my mother told me I had fingers that were longer than most people, like those of an artist," Satt says. "From that moment on, I often told myself I would be an artist when I grew up."
"I tend to look at my hands as they move, especially when I make art and perform with them. They remind me of my childhood," he shares.
Satt has noticed many similarities between Vietnam and Myanmar by comparing idioms used by both countries to talk about the power of hands and the busyness of hands among workers. For this reason, he loves living in Hanoi .
Since 2005, Satt has been creating works that revolve around hands, hand movements and gestures. He believes hand gestures and sign language are essential means of communicating with others. He says he loves the way local people talk to him with their hands during his travels, and that hand gestures have helped him a lot, even when he didn't speak the local language.
"I was inspired to create the pieces for this exhibition by looking at the hands of the many Hanoians I've met on the streets," he says.
On the opening night, he collaborated with Vietnamese artists Tran Lam Binh and Hoang Minh Duc to take photos of attendees' hands.
The exhibition will run through on April 29 at Nhasan Studio, Lane 462, Buoi Road, Hanoi./.
