Nguyễn Duy Mạnh (b. 1984, Vĩnh Phúc) lives and works in Hanoi. Rooted in a deep sensitivity to materials, he transforms clay, fabric, wood, and found objects into vessels of memory and witnesses of Vietnam’s history. Since 2017, he has experimented with ceramics in Bát Tràng village, creating visceral works where plates and vases reveal crimson wounds and fragments resemble skins. His art reflects on the fragility of cultural values amid modernization, exposing trauma and resilience while offering quiet gestures of repair.