Frozen rain
Performance by Phụ Lục (Nguyễn Huy An, Hoàng Minh Đức, Vũ Đức Toàn)2010
Nhà Sàn Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
As part of IN:ACT 2010, curated by Nguyễn Phương Linh, Bill Nguyễn and Gabby Miller. Photo courtesy of Nhà Sàn Studio.
- A meeting in silence between a fisherman, a coal worker and the son of a tofu-shop owner (a man who has died in debt) on a riverside in the dry season.
- Three dreams in one quiet convergence .
- It is simply this: quiet - wet - frozen.
Implementation:
- Vũ Đức Toàn: In a state of silence, against the column on the landing. His hands are tied behind the column. Holding one fish in his hands, he is soaking wet from head to toe.
- Hoàng Minh Đức: In a state of silence, in the middle of the room. Standing submerged to his chest in a tank of solid tofu.
- Nguyễn Huy An: In a state of silence, in the corner of the room, sitting on a chair in a pool of peat, with two small pools of coal in his palms.
Expected duration: 90 minutes (Actual duration: 180 minutes)
Space: the entire second floor of Nha San Studio (starting from the stairs going up)
[Translated by Gabby Miller]
Last updated: 06/09/2025 — subject to continuous revision