Asia Forum 1

SLEEP AND THEN BEHOLD | Vietnam | 2018 | 70min "A woman asleep. Around her: paintings, antiques, dark shadows. The house and the stage entwine." Carrying a slow-moving rhythm like the kinetic sculpture appearing on screen, a miniature mountain drifting through the night, the film composes an intangible movement of fragments of life and art. This work was made for the 20th anniversary of Nhà Sàn, in a period when Nhà Sàn Collective were returning to their home. An atmosphere, a sense of space, aesthetics, and the distinctive portrait of an intergenerational art community in Hanoi. A tribute to the home of a couple, Mrs. and Mr. Nhà Sàn's birthplace.Nhà Sàn Collective (NSC) began operating as an independent artist collective in Hanoi in 2013. The name Nhà Sàn signifies the collective's foundation which is rooted in the spirit of Nhà Sàn Studio, an artist-run space founded in 1998 in Hanoi.