Ritual Objects 1

Ritual objects, footage and open source content gathered around a Samsung factory complex built next to the artist's family land.

This artwork results from the combination of ritual objects, video footage and open source content. Most of the raw material comes from public spaces, either physical, such as the Hầu Đồng ritual ceremony, or virtual, from social media and digital platforms.

In 2014, Samsung started to build a factory complex next to the artist's grandparents' land in Thái Nguyên. One of the biggest factories in Southeast Asia, it modified not only the landscape but also the locals' living conditions, as part of a government plan to transform the town into a centre for technology production. Meanwhile, in that ever changing site remain the locals' reserved sites for Mother Goddess ritual practices.