Lêna Bùi

Lêna Bùi's interdisciplinary art delves into cultural dynamics, environmental consciousness, and spiritual reflections. She prompts viewers to reassess their relationship with nature, questioning societal norms and consumerist values. Through collaborations with diverse communities, Bùi highlights the resilience of traditional practices in the face of modernization. Her work fosters a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between humans and the natural world, urging for a shift towards sustainable coexistence and appreciation of cultural diversity amidst industrial pressures.

She has been the recipient of multiple art residencies such as: The Delfina Foundation, London, UK, 2023; NTU CCA Residencies, Singapore, 2020; March Project, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE, 2018;  Wesleyan University East Asian Department, CT, USA, 2018; Bamboo Curtain Studio, Taipei, Taiwan, 2013; Art in Global Health, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, HCMC, 2012.

Her work has been shown in a number of solo and group exhibitions, including Cyphering, Vibrating, Emanating, 2023, screenings and performance, Delfina Foundation, London; Circulations and Kindred, 2022, Jeju Biennale, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea;  March Project, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE, 2018; Proliferation, Wesleyan University, Middletown, US, 2018; Les Rencontres Internationales, La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2017; Flat Sunlight, The Factory Contemporary Art Center, HCMC; Skylines with Flying People III, MAM Art, Hanoi Women’s Museum, Vietnam, 2016; Sacred Water, Image Ark, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2015; Disrupted Choreographies, Carré d’Art-Musée d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France, 2014 and Foreign Bodies, Wellcome Collection, London, 2013.