Description 

The artwork employs two native materials - Quang Ninh coal and rice flour from the Mekong Delta - to tell the story of Vietnam's natural resources through the lens of North-South industrial and agricultural production. The artist skillfully combines these materials to create a contemporary ink-wash landscape, with abstract effects resembling stalactite formations, emphasising the dialogue between black and white, light and shadow. This is a grand narrative about the intersection of industry and agriculture, and their impact on the natural landscape and local cultural practices.

Description from "UOB Painting of the Year" Exhibition, 2024.