We are pleased to present TEAROOM RELAY - Colloquial and Against the Glass Wall, the 5th iteration of TEAROOM. Initiated by the Haegue Yang class from the Staedeschule in Frankfurt in 2021, this 5th edition of TEAROOM features a two-day program incorporating screenings, readings, listenings, and performances where artists poetically investigate questions of culture, language, and collectivity.

In the summer of 2022, at Städelschule Gasthof, the class of Haegue Yang turned their classroom into a tea room which hosted events, performances, meditations, concerts and talks. Given the transformation from the classroom to the Tearoom, the space became a prototype of the community for creation, conversation and presentation.

Previous iterations of TEAROOM were hosted at the Venice Biennale of Architecture (2021) and at the Delfina Foundation in London (2023).

Event Details:

Against A Glass Wall Screening

• Location: Manzi Exhibition Space, No 2. Hang Bun Valley

• Date & Time: 4-7pm, Monday, 10/3/2025

Tearoom Performance Event

• Location: VAC Hanoi, 6/44/11 To Ngoc Van

• Date & Time: 2-6pm, Tuesday, 11/3/2025

Our events are open to the public, but registration is highly recommended to ensure you have the best experience throughout the show. Click the link below for the registration:

DAY 1

Against the Glass Wall

Organized by Elisa Diaferia, Imaan Sattar, Moritz Tontsch, Ludvig Wilén, Nguyen Duy Anh

Date: Monday, 10 March, 4 -7 pm

Venue: Manzi Art Space, Hanoi

SCREENING LINE-UP

Adrian Q. Vardi

Mies or A Crippled Symmetry

Eva Vallania

Copper

Aerin Hong

Untitled

Hemansingh Lutchmun

Scavenger/Witness

Danny Choi

KATE

Yuxiu Xiong

we look for something we always look for something we look for things to look forward to

Louis Hay

The 3rd Complementary Day of Year 13

Samuel Georgy

Nothing Acts #1

Jisoo Seo

untitled folder_portrait

Thủy Tiên Nguyễn & Zhang Wanwen

Out of Town

Đỗ Văn Hoàng

False Brillante, 2015, 22 mins

Description: The love-struck young man wants to become a tree. He searches for water. He searches for a place to stand. He finds another version of himself.

Trần Quỳnh Nhi

Ao That, 2024, 5 mins

Description: Ao that is an experimental short film considered a fictional job portfolio, partially based on the true story of a 3D fashion designer's journey from the virtual world to the real world and the states of confusion or drifting that emerge.

Đào Thu Uyên

No Man’s Land, 2017, 9 mins

Description: “last night I dream of the moon hanging at my sight, the sky was on the ground and the ground was a new shore of living”. 

Jo Ngô

Where Do The Fishes Go?, 3 mins

Description: The fishes are the metaphor for the people in the city during the shutdown due to coronavirus.  I made the video in April 2020 when Ho Chi Minh City was in lockdown. This video transports viewers into a hallucinogenic vision of fish and whales swimming through scenes of a city emptied of human interaction. Accompanied by an otherworldly soundtrack, the video has a calming and poetic quality, but at the same time it is impossible to ignore environmental connotations of the natural world reclaiming man-made, urban spaces.   This is part of the group exhibition ‘Tonight the Air is Warm’, curated by Tolla Duke Sloane, which brings together works by some of the leading Southeast Asian artists working within today’s contemporary art scene,  Opening at London Bridge Gallery on Thursday the 25th of February 2021

Kimvi Nguyen

Ephemeral Landmark, 2023, 3 mins

Description: Filmed Performance - supported by BFM Art Center Suzhou. China 2023 "Ephemeral Landmark" is a thought-provoking and visually captivating performance that delves into the profound impacts of rapid urbanisation on the Zhuihong Bridge Scenic Spot in Suzhou, China, centers around a site-specific performance art piece, the artist becomes an ephemeral landmark herself, standing amidst a colossal mound of rubble left behind by a demolished building. Her striking pose draws attention to the profound consequences of human activity on the environment, particularly in the context of extensive urbanization. Through her powerful gesture, she prompts viewers to reflect on the value of preserving our urban spaces. A central element of the performance is the use of green 'environmental netting,' a material commonly found on construction sites to protect the surrounding areas. By juxtaposing this protective netting with the destruction of the building, the artist raises questions about the complex relationship between human intervention and environmental safeguarding. The netting seems to shield the discarded debris, which may appear worthless at first glance, but harbors the invaluable memories of a once-thriving village reduced to ruins. As the artist's performance unfolds, the ancient pagoda in Chuihong Park stands majestically in the distance, serving as a reminder of the intricate interplay between human history and the architectural landscape. The juxtaposition of the old and the new, the demolished and the preserved, underscores the film's underlying message. (2)

Nguyễn Đức Huy

Cardio, 2022, 4 mins

Description: A person jumps rope through different scenes of the house as if other presences exist within it.

Trâm Anh Nguyễn

to boyhood, i never knew him, 4 mins

Desciption: to boyhood, i never knew him is an experimental short film featuring a poem and archive footage from 2006 - 2010.

Lê Xuân Tiến

Noon 2 from “The Encounter 2 (2024)”, 2024, 4 mins

Desciption: Returning to the Hanoi Children’s Palace after 17 years, the artist saw the whiteboards in the six classrooms of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and thought to himself: ‘How fitting it would be if Master Ryokan Taigu’s poems were written here.’ Standing in this place, where the atmosphere was both familiar and distant, the verses about children by Ryokan Taigu – a Monk and Teacher whom the artist admires – suddenly reverberated:

As I watch the children happily playing, 

without realizing it, 

My eyes fill with tears.

Quỳnh Đông

My Paradise, 2012, 14 mins

Desciption: "My Paradise" shows an intermediate world, a model world with real people. A model Dongs father created as an idea of an Asian paradise serves as the stage for the video. From conversations with her father, she learned about what he pictures in this paradise for himself and her mother; stories based on everyday life and Asian soap opera. The main characters in this video are Dongs parents. Five stories depict everyday life in paradise: Flowers are watered, chickens are fed, people are strolling and riding on flying horses. Dialogue is completely absent from the videos: only five pieces of music accompany the clips. Guitarist and composer Nicholas Erismann wrote new compositions for all five videos in the style of Vietnamese songs.

Vũ Hà Anh

Kho Bau, 2025, 3 mins

Desciption: Hà Anh just dropped her new self-produced, self-written, self-performed, self-directed and self-released music video on her youtube channel.

Síu Phạm

Fog Over the Summit and Storm Over the Plain, 2015, 38 mins

Desciption: On the mountaintop, in a distant part of an Asian land, a European-style amusement park is built to attract and entice crowds.

At the foot of the mountain, a farmer diligently works in the fields.

Amidst the farmer’s fields stands a one-room house, abandoned for years.

A European painter arrives and turns it into his studio.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Đỗ Văn Hoàng (sinh năm 1987) là nhà làm phim, cây viết nghệ thuật sống và làm việc tại Hà Nội. Hoàng tìm kiếm ngôn ngữ sáng tạo của mình trong dư âm của những dịch chuyển xã hội; đi lại qua các biên giới của phim ảnh, thơ ca, sân khấu và nghệ thuật thị giác. Thực hành của Hoàng xoáy sâu vào và chắt lọc những mảnh vỡ vương vất, nằm bên lề của đời sống đương đại và biến chúng thành những hình ảnh siêu thực.

Gao Nhi (Tran Quynh Nhi), born in 2000 in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores diverse experiences through fashion, visual art, performance art, and writing. Nhi's practice delves into the depths of the human psyche, focusing on themes of existence, identity, and morality, while reflecting on the intersections of the self, art, and the world. Her work functions as a form of journaling, an intimate collection of psychological evidence drawn from lived experiences.  Nhi graduated in fashion design from the London College of Design and Fashion. She is the founder of 143Dress, a digital fashion brand established in 2021. In 2023, Nhi participated in the Roots & Worlds program by ICVL (UK) and Matca (Vietnam).

Đào Thu Uyên tốt nghiệp chuyên ngành Đạo diễn sau khóa học trao đổi 4 năm giữa Đại học Sân khấu Điện ảnh Hà Nội và trường phim INSAS, Bỉ. Từ 2016 đến nay, Uyên đã thực hiện một số phim truyện và tài liệu ngắn khắc họa cuộc sống đô thị ở Việt Nam và luôn quan tâm trình hiện hình ảnh người phụ nữ trên phim. Năm 2017, phim ngắn “Vùng Đệm” của Uyên được giải nhất LHP FY – Sài Gòn và được trình chiếu tại nhiều LHP khu vực Đông Nam Á. Phim ngắn “Con Dại Cái Mang” do Uyên viết kịch bản và đạo diễn, là một trong 5 tác phẩm xuất sắc thuộc Dự án phim ngắn CJ mùa 3.

Jo or Ngô Kỳ Duyên is a Saigonese multi-disciplinary artist whose work is associated with moving images, virtual reality, augmented reality, new media art and recently sound art. She aims to reach more audiences in a stronger and appealing narrative form with high-tech support and advocate for the creative community to go beyond the traditional mediums. Her main focus is healing art, meditation, and spreading positive energy for a safe mental outlet which is even more crucial than ever after the COVID-19 pandemic.

KIMVI, a British-born, Vietnamese Site - Site-specific performance artist, has immersed herself in the international art and design scene, participating in prestigious organizations and festivals worldwide. These include Art Central Hong Kong (China), Territori Festival (Spain), International Theatre and Art Festival (Spain), Eugenio de Almeida Foundation (Portugal), National Centre For Contemporary Arts (Russia), la JUAN Gallery (Spain), Central Academy of Fine Arts (China), and CIFF Design Expo, Guangzhou (China). Various institutions have honoured her with awards, such as the Architecture & Design Film Festival in Winnipeg (Canada), she emerged as a Finalist in Música x Arquitectura (MxA) from The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (Spain), and she received a Special Mention at the Golden Pear Award at the 'Cine Plus Performance Art festival' in Buenos Aires (Argentina) for her filmed performance 'Aunties Tiles'. Since 2022, she has been residing in Suzhou, China, serving as the artist-in-residence in the Department of Architecture at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, represented by BFM Art Center (Suzhou) and C-PLATFORM Institute (Xiamen). and recently awarded the Netherlands government Scholarship to attend Fontys Academy of Arts in the Netherlands to study Performing Public Space

Nguyễn Đức Huy (sn. 1995, Hà Nội) là một nghệ sĩ thị giác chủ yếu thực hành với hội họa, hoạ, nghệ thuật kỹ thuật số, sắp đặt và hoạt hình. Thẩm mỹ của Huy tràn ngập những màu sắc rực rỡ với màu đỏ, xanh dương và xanh lá chiếm ưu thế trên các tác phẩm minh hoạ, hội hoạ và hoạt hình ám chỉ sự ảnh hưởng của thẩm mỹ số. Gọn gàng về chi tiết và bố cục, tác phẩm của Huy vừa hài hước, lạ lùng nhưng đồng thời cũng mang đến cảm giác bối rối và lạc lõng. Huy từng tham gia một số triển lãm và trình chiếu phim trước đây gồm: Voices On SCREEN (Staatlich Kunstsamlungen Dresden, Đức, 2022), Đây không phải một bài hát tình yêu (Như Trăng Trong Đêm 3, Hà Nội, 2022), Chạy trên đường vàng (Á Space, Hà Nội 2021), Cõi Riêng Ảo (Manzi Art Space, Hà Nội, 2021), Hội Chẩn (Manzi Art Space, Hà Nội, 2019), Bộ Hành Cà Nhắc (Nhà Sàn Studio, 2016).

Trâm Anh Nguyễn (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in filmmaking and photography based in Vietnam and Canada.

Hanoi, during the Hour of the Monkey on February 7, 1995, the Year of the Wood Pig, a person was born. That person was given the name Lê Xuân Tiến. That person spends a part of his life on art practice, using video as his primary medium.

Quynh Dong (b. 1982, Hai Phong, Vietnam)  is a performance and video-based artist based in Switzerland. She creates hyper-real video works, sculpture and performances to provide an innate platform upon which she deliberately challenges cultural stereotypes. Often referencing various literature, iconography and history from Vietnam and Asia, she brings attention to the notions of identity and the diaspora through the corporeal. Her works have been exhibited internationally, notably including the Kunsthalle Bern, Galerie Perotin in Paris, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, and Galerie Bernhard Bischoff & Partner in Bern. Dong has also performed at Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique Paris; Museé cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne in Switzerland ; LISTE 17, the Young Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland; the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York, USA; and YAP`15, The Twinkle World, Exco 1F, Deagu, South Korea; among others. She studied Fine Arts at Bern University of the Arts, and completed her MA in Fine Arts at Zurich University of the Arts

Vũ Hà Anh is a musician/multi-disciplinary Artist.

With personal practice characterized by its fluidity and adaptability, evolving in tandem with her expanding worldview, Hà Anh constantly strives to innovate centered by the key principles of love-freedom-liberation. Born and raised in a lower-middle-class family in Hà Nội, Hà Anh’s socio-economic background profoundly informs her artistic perspective and fosters deep empathy to the music of BIPOC communities all around the world. The mother's unfulfilled dream of becoming a singer has also significantly contributed to the development of Hà Anh's passion & embodiment of a Diva from an early age.

In 2024, she founded DEVOUR  - a self run music label, with the aim to advocate for voices of femme & women independent musicians in Viet Nam.

Siu Pham is a Vietnamese filmmaker, artist, and performer, recognized for her contributions to contemporary cinema and theater. Born in Hanoi, she pursued higher education in Switzerland, studying Art History and Film Critique at the University of Geneva.   Additionally, she obtained a degree in Dance and Drama, specializing in Butoh—a form of Japanese dance theater. Throughout her career, Siu Pham has been actively involved in contemporary theater and has collaborated with her husband, Jean-Luc Mello, on various documentary projects.  Her filmography includes several notable feature films Here… or There? (2011), Homostratus (2013), On the Endless Road (2017), We Come Into Life (2023). Siu Pham’s work is characterized by its exploration of human conditions and societal themes, often blending elements of fiction and documentary to create thought-provoking narratives.”

DAY 2

TEAROOM RELAY - Colloquial

Organized by Haegue Yang class of the Staedeschule

Date: Tuesday, 11 March, 2 - 6 pm

Venue: Vietnam Art Collection, Hanoi

Address: 6/44/11 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

CHAPTER I 60 MINS 2PM - 3PM

Imaan Sattar

Duration: 15-20 min

Description: Meditation is a guided breathing and meditation to help set a personal and collective intention for the day of performance.

Yu Yang

Duration: 3 min

Description: Untitled (a dialogue) is a dialogue between a sentence in Vietnamese and one in French, where their similar pronunciation hides different meanings.

Eden Sebban

Duration: 5 min

Description: Untitled (And I had to tell myself that story) is a prose piece investigating feelings of indeterminacy and deindividuation in the face of melancholy and desire. A follow-up to the artist’s recent work exhibited at the Stadelschule Rundgang.

Hangping Yang

Description: Inspired by Loi Krathong, River Light is a performance that uses local plants and ingredients to create floating lanterns, turning the making process into an interactive experience.

Etienne Le Coquil

Duration: 10 min

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BREAK FOR 30 MINS

CHAPTER II  60 MINS 3:30PM TO 4:30PM

Farhanaz Rupaidha

Duration: 22 min

Description: Rice Walk is an audiovisual performance that attempts to retrace the history of rice cultivation in Southeast Asia.

Augustine Paredes and Aerin Hong

Duration: 15 min

Description: Love You is a reading performance exploring complexity of fetishization of and by Asian queer and women bodies in the post-colonial times. Through fragmented research notes, personal recollections, and pop culture critique, this attempts to navigate the echoes of how colonial fantasies shape desire, intimacy, and resistance.

Moritz Tontsch

Duration: 15-20 min

Description: Amid Five Leagues of Mist is an acoustic performance inspired by the entropy of information and the uncertainty of knowledge.

30 MINS BREAK

CHAPTER III 60 MINS 5:00PM TO 6:00PM

Emmilou Roessling

Duration: 18 min

Description: Bruce is a staged reading of selected texts written collaboratively with Lucas Eigel. Loosely inspired by the form of a Kunstgespräch, in which two characters ponder on the notion of paradigm shifts and the tensions they generate

Chengyu Wu

Duration: 15 min

Description: An experimental sound performance with field recording, poetry readings, and improvised instrument playing.

Maya Lorieux and Coline Gouriou

Duration: 10 min

Description: Untitled is a dialogue among other things.

Elisa Diaferia and Juri Simoncini

Duration: 10-15 min

Description: Soundtrack for BONYLAB is an operatic collection of eight original tracks produced for the 2024 unrealized movie BONYLAB. An excerpt of the album is presented during a listening session accompanied by unreleased visuals.

Thuy Tien Nguyen (Thuy-Tien)

Duration: 10-15 min

Description: Virtual tarot reading with a special guest and soundtracks for the mood.

FOOTNOTE

Ludvig Wilén and Arnaud Ferron

Description: The Carriage Horse is a screenplay that orbits an unrevealed plot, offering an endless description of a single scene slowly unraveling into inexplicable havoc.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Elisa Diaferia and Juri Simoncini are an artist duo whose practice straddles sculpture, drawing, and time-based media. Making use of an injective research approach as a tool for fantasy and speculation, they look into the phenomenology of worldbuilding and storytelling.

Arnaud Ferron was born in Paris and currently lives in Frankfurt. 

Coline Gouriou works with objects and texts. She is doing a work in collaboration with Maya Lorieux.

Etienne Le Coquil’s practice mainly combines sculpture, photography, and video, staging a shared sense of alienation that induces introspection.

Augustine Paredes is a multi-disciplinary artist questioning what it means to desire in the light of migration, identity, and longing.

Aerin Hong‘s works delve into the psychological compulsions related to themes such as beauty, femininity, discipline, occidentalism and drama.

Thuy-Tien Nguyen explores the deformation of personal and collective memories, particularly emphasising notions of home and homeland. She works with sculptures, installations, photography, and situations, often marked by deliberate clumsiness and accidental happenings.

Emmilou Roessling works with sculpture, choreography, and text.

Farhanaz Rupaidha is an Indonesian artist. In her creative process, she explores many digital media such as video installation, creative coding, and games with themes related to society's environment and social life.

Imaan Sattar is working through endurance across mediums; a practice which originates in her duo collaboration with Yuxiu Xiong. Find out more at anthrotubes.cargo.site.

Eden Sebban is an artist whose work spans drawing, writing, and sculpture.

Moritz Tontsch is working with the logics of systems and deviations from them.

Ludvig Wilén currently lives and works in Frankfurt am Main.

Chengyu Wu is a Chinese artist working across various media, including works on paper, installations, writing, sound, etc. Her practice is driven by personal experiences and philosophical reflections.

Hangping Yang mainly works on sculptures and installations, his practice presents the immediacy among productive landscape.

Yu Yang's practice spans sculpture, moving images, and performance, using a decentralized narrative approach to dismantle fixed meanings.