In this talk, we will present a project features photographs and an installation by Lê Phi Long, accompanied by a video documentary directed by Lê Phi Long, commissioned and produced by Madeleine Cao – founder of the social enterprise OpenM Corp. 

Lê Phi Long is always attuned to representations and interventions of site. Initially trained in interior design, he states that site plays an important role in influencing the audience’s experience with a photograph or installation. These objects, in return, can provide keys to challenge conventional assumptions about the site, or unlock discourses and social issues pertinent to it. One such issue that concerns him is the impact of human waste on the land. Thus, his project at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre (The Factory), The Prolonged Interventions, explores both Lê’s fascination with site and his preoccupation with the overwhelming presence of waste in both urban and rural environments.

Come and join us in this talk with Phi Long, to not only discover what is taking place inside the project but also to discuss and exchange your opinons on parts of The Prolonged Interventions, such as the photographic series and video document Hidden Future (produced by Madeleine Cao), along with the installation named Invasive Deviant, A mountain of inorganic garbage flows in from outside through the entrance, inundates the interior gallery, and engulfs the furniture within the space. 

We will be welcoming guests from 3.30PM and the talk starts at 4PM on Saturday 17 Dec 2016 at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre - 15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien Ward, D.2, HCMC with the lead of artist Le Phi Long and Madeleine Cao from OpenM.

After the talk, we would like to invite you to stay to exchange your opinions with the artist and share the joy of our soft-opening for Kitchen District Two, The Factory's restaurant that encourages a ‘green’ and healthy experience of eating and drinking. More information about the opening here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1809010682690307/

For more information on The Prolonged Interventions and the talk, please go to: http://factoryartscentre.com/en/event/artist-talk-the-prolonged-interventions-by-le-phi-long/

This talk opens to the public and there is no entrance fee applied.

(Project content by: Duong Manh Hung)