Nguyễn Trinh Thi
Nguyễn Trinh Thi
Work in progress with wind, string, and percussion instruments in studio, Hanoi
Courtesy of the artist
Photo: Jamie Maxtone-Graham


Nguyễn Trinh Thi (1973, Hanoi. Lives in Hanoi) is a filmmaker and artist whose practice moves between cinema, documentary, video art, installation, and performance. Her work addresses social and cultural issues, especially the traumatic history of Vietnam and its consequences. She explores the relationships between sound, image, and space, focusing on history, memory, ecology, representation, and the unknown. Her works have been exhibited at the Thailand Biennale (Chiang Rai), the Biennale of Sydney, Artes Mundi 10 (Cardiff), documenta 15 (Kassel), and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Founder of Hanoi DOCLAB, an independent center for documentary film and moving image, she investigates the potential of listening and the creation of sensory spaces for plural narratives.