Where the sacred quietly runs through every carved line on stelae and stones, at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, the forest lives on as unfinished film reels opens a space of reflection in response to history as a sacred forest. Featuring multi-medium artworks by artists Aliansyah Caniago, Rab, and Hoàng Vũ, the exhibition presents materials not only as traces of production and labor, but also as conduits, opening the spaces and times of other realms.
Artist Introductions
Aliansyah Caniago
Aliansyah Caniago (b. 1987, Indonesia) is an artist based in Banda Aceh whose practice spans site-specific installation, performance, painting, and archival research. Since 2016, his research has focused on Barus, North Sumatra, once the centre of global camphor trade, where colonial extraction led to the destruction of sacred camphor forests and the erosion of Batak cosmologies. Caniago’s works have been presented internationally, including at Documenta Fifteen (Germany), MUMA (Australia), and the Jakarta Biennale. He is a graduate of MA Art and Ecology, Goldsmiths, University of London.
Hoàng Vũ
Hoàng Vũ (b. 1996, Mekong Delta, Vietnam) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Saigon, working across sound, poetry and visual arts. Hoàng Vũ is also an experimental ambient music producer. With sound as his primary focus, his practice centers on atmosphere and phenomena, within liminal space, states of waiting, and shifting boundaries. Alongside his compositional work, he develops research-based projects engaging ecological soundscapes and site-specific phenomena shaped by urbanization and ongoing environmental instability that continuously reshape the landscape.
Rab
Rab (Bui Bao Tram, b. 2000) is a multimedia artist based in Ho Chi Minh City. Rab’s practices address the themes of collective and personal memory, investigating the dialogues and exchanges that occur within relationships. Rab has participated in various projects, such as Arts Intensive Study Program (The Fire Station, Qatar Museums, Qatar, 2025–2026), ARKO Art Studio Residency (Arts Council Korea, Seoul, Korea, 2025), and There is no center, group exhibition (ROH, Indonesia, 2025). In 2025, Rab received the Prince Claus Seed Award from Prince Claus Fund. Rab also co-founded Bụi Tre Collective, an artist-run collective aimed at providing support for emerging experimental artists in Vietnam.
Giới thiệu giám tuyển
Lại Minh Ngọc
Lại Minh Ngọc is a young curator based in Ho Chi Minh City. Graduated in Social Studies and Art & Media Studies at Fulbright University Vietnam. Through curation, she views artistic practices as a multidimensional approach to social research.
Her curatorial work explores the lingering materiality and spirits woven under structural changes and movements. Ngọc is interested in bridging artist development with critical engagement with local communities and landscape. She has worked in residency programs in Rare Sea and A. Farm, along with art festivals Nổ Cái Bùm and Dealing in Distance.
Exhibition Information
- Exhibition: the forest lives on as unfinished film reels
- Dates: 31 October – 8 November 2026, daily from 08:00 to 16:30
- Venue: Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture
- Artists: Aliansyah Caniago, Hoàng Vũ, Rab
- Curator: Lại Minh Ngọc
The exhibition is part of Da Nang Art Creatives Connection (DACC) 2026, themed “History of Tomorrow”, taking place from 30 October to 8 November 2026.
DA NANG TOURISM PROMOTION CENTER
Information and images provided by: Organising Committee of Da Nang Art Creatives Connection 2026
