Mixed  medium: Wood, plastic fruits, nylon bags, metal, cotton.

Statement

My work is inspired by his experiences and observation of Vietnamese life. In Go To Market, a jet plane hurtles through the ground floor gallery, transformed from hi-tech war machine to scaled-down and meticulously constructed sculpture, at once playful and harmless. Betraying the artist's long-held fascination with militaristic images - his father was a fighter jet pilot - the surreal scene of a fighter plane carrying nylon bags laden with shopping goods humorously morphs a symbol of destruction with conduits of hope, benevolence and joy.

Introduction by Galerie Quynh for One planet exhibtion.