In the beginning, there was Lạc Long Quân (a dragon king) and Âu Cơ (a mountain fairy). From their union came one hundred children, born from eggs. Knowing their natures could not coexist, they parted. Âu Cơ took fifty to the mountains, Lạc Long Quân fifty to the sea. From this ancient myth, the Vietnamese people were born — divided from the start, yet bound by origin.

This work brings together photographs made between Vietnam and the United States, in search of visual reunions: imagined moments where scattered histories and distant geographies begin to find one another. Altars, offerings, and rituals appear like portals, bridging worlds, real and remembered. In these sacred repetitions is an attempt to move beyond war and loss, toward a healing space shaped by spirit, memory, and return. 

What if the children of the mountain and sea could meet again?


Year: 2025-ongoing
With the support of the Magnum Foundation New York City Fellowship.

Exhibitions

Motherland / Đất Mẹ
Welcome to Chinatown, New York
Nov 17 – Dec 20, 2025


On Refuge: 50 Years of Recomposition
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana
Oct 4 – Oct 24, 2025




































































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