The process is slow, but that slowness is so rewarding!

Light from within, 2015

Solo Show “Under the Spell of theLotus Country” 

May 20 - 27, 2016

An Nam Parlour cafe and exhibition space in Hanoi, Vietnam

Exhibition “Under the Spell of the Lotus Country” is my tribute to the unforgettable, charming city of Hanoi, which became my temporary home almost 4 years ago. A symbiosis of natural and urban environments has always interested me, and in Hanoi I found plenty of inspiration while observing chaotically arranged, static shapes of the cityscape set against fluidity of the natural world, presented by the waters of Hanoi lakes, ponds and rivers.

In the early summer ponds in the Tay Ho area are filled with the agile, thirsty-for-the–sunshine, buds of the lotus flowers, accompanied by the vibrantly colored dishes of the leaves have become a magnetic place for me, the one I kept coming back over and over again as seasons progressed, bringing changes in the appearance of the lotus leaves and flowers. I noticed that a practice of drawing, painting and photographing lotuses created a meditative experience for me, the one I really cherished being immersed into.