Sound installation “Hidden Song Tower”
- Date & time00:00 – 23:59 • 14/11/2026
- VenueHanoi Hang Dau Water Tower
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The exhibition “Ha Vi Communal House Story” is part of the activity series of the project “Communal House Stories in the Street,” developed and curated by artist Nguyen The Son from 2024 to the present; the program presents lacquer painting, photography, and applied products in the communal house associated with the community of artisans from Ha Vi lacquer craft village. The exhibition belongs to the “Craft Stories through the Streets” cluster of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026, introducing the history of craft development from Village to Street in ancient Thang Long Ke Cho. The exhibition is open free to visitors.
Lacquer is present through works by Truong Hoang Hai, Tran Van Giap, Tran Cong Dung, and Bui Kim Hien, along with a souvenir product set by artisan Nguyen Tan Phat. Besides the artworks, Truong Hoang Hai and Ngo Thanh Bac display craft tools, adding a perspective on the work of Vietnamese natural lacquer makers. UV-printed photographic works by Nguyen The Son and CNC-cut iron street signs by Tran Yen The supplement other means of expression, inviting viewers to explore the relationship between materials, craft skills, and the artists’ approach to form.
Viewing the works right at the place of worship of the craft’s founding ancestors, the public gains a deeper sense of the natural Vietnamese lacquer craft in relation to the people and community that nurtured it. Through changes over time, knowledge continues to be accumulated and passed down, and the material continues to develop in today’s life.
A special detail: right in the communal house yard, artist Nguyen The Son planted two Vietnamese lacquer trees. Because Hang Hom Street was once associated with the lacquer craft, very few people know what a Vietnamese lacquer tree looks like. From the raw material tree to tools and lacquer works, the journey of transforming material into products and art is fully displayed before viewers. The two lacquer trees can therefore be regarded as “living works,” bringing craft memory back intimately at the communal house worshiping Tran Lu, the craft’s founding ancestor.
Ticket Free
Hoàn Kiếm Lake pedestrian street area (Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục Square, Bà Kiệu Temple Flower Garden), Thăng Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi Museum, Temple of Literature - Quốc Tử Giám, Bát Tràng Ancient Village
Held annually
