Ngo Dinh Bao Chau

Ngo Dinh Bao Chau

BornNationalityBased In
1986VietnameseHo Chi Minh City
Biography

Ngo Dinh Bao Chau has engaged with a diverse array of materials, ranging from sedge mats, steel, and concrete, to trúc chỉ – a type of paper created from the blending of bamboo, corn, and duckweed. Her artistic practice delves into the examination of contemporary life in Vietnam, where she repurposes objects and images to challenge societal dualisms and tensions. Bao Chau appropriates symbols deeply ingrained in collective cultural memory and situates them within an imagined domestic space. Through her multimedia installations, the artist explores the power of repetition and blurs the boundaries between public and private spheres. Through transforming materials and seamlessly, she integrates their materiality into the overarching conceptual framework of her works. She deconstructs ideological modes and their propagation, applying these insights to the realization of her artistic creations. In her print series "Uniform – Wallpaper" (2020), Bao Chau delves into the symbolism of uniformity. Through purposeful repetition, she layers motifs of collective solidarity, drawing inspiration from unions, associations, and groups prevalent in socialist political and educational institutions. ...

Selected Artworks
Lost portrait – Altar
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Lost portrait – Altar, 2020
57 x 46 x 28cm
The Extracts #1
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
The Extracts #1, 2019
80 x 60cm
The Extracts #3
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
The Extracts #3, 2019
60 x 80cm
Epaulette – Bench
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Epaulette – Bench, 2020
51 x 190 x 85cm
Uniform – Wallpaper no.1
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Uniform – Wallpaper no.1, 2020
60 x 80cm
Uniform – Wallpaper no.24
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Uniform – Wallpaper no.24, 2020
60 x 80cm
Uniform – Wallpaper no.38
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Uniform – Wallpaper no.38, 2020
60 x 80cm
Closed eyes – Light
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Closed eyes – Light, 2020
57 x 52 x 13cm
Everything falls down, the flames go up – Twin Kitchens
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Everything falls down, the flames go up – Twin Kitchens, 2020
200 x 650 x 180cm
Die-in – Pillow Chain
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Die-in – Pillow Chain, 2020
10 x 50 x 30cm
The Extracts #16
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
The Extracts #16, 2020
27 x 27cm
Even a dead clock is right twice a day
Ngo Dinh Bao Chau
Even a dead clock is right twice a day, 2022
Gallery Representation
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