Trương Công Tùng receives inaugural Han Nefkens Foundation video art grant for Southeast Asia

Trương Công Tùng, a Vietnamese artist born in 1986 in Dak Lak, has been awarded the inaugural Han Nefkens Foundation – Southeast Asian Video Art Production Grant, which amounts to $15,000. This grant aims to assist video artists across Southeast Asia. Tùng, who studied lacquer painting at Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts University, creates works that encompass video, installation, and painting, with themes revolving around science, cosmology, philosophy, and environmental concerns. His notable works include Long Long Legacies and The Lost Landscape. He is affiliated with the Art Labor collective in Ho Chi Minh City. Collaborating institutions for the grant comprise Sàn Art (Vietnam), Sa Sa Art Projects (Cambodia), among others. Tùng expressed that the grant enhances connections and understanding.