the absurd cycle of everyday events
a solo showcase by Huyền Dương, curated by An Trần.

Life is filled with absurdity. We move through an endless cycle of everyday events, yet everything remains unpredictable and can turn upside down at any moment. From small matters in relationships or work, to world events unfolding through the news, things rarely go well as expected. So much lies beyond one’s control that we are no longer able to hold onto any larger sense of purpose, eventually becoming helpless.

In Huyền Dương’s series of watercolor paintings, colored pencil sketches and an installation, nothing adheres to a fixed order, and thoughts remain fragmented—here, there, everywhere. A childhood fascination with toys and stickers intersects with an interest in feng shui and philosophy amidst absurdity. Vibrant colors collide within chaotic compositions: a fly circling restlessly across a distant burning landscape; a horse gazing helplessly at a watermelon tree that fails to grow; a butterfly glasshouse pumping water to plants as fire breaks out instead; or a toy car looping endlessly against a backdrop of plaster mountains.

It is within these fragments of everyday events—through joy, pain, sadness, and unease—that one learns to dismantle and rearrange everything, playing by their own rules. Perhaps, the only way forward is to accept the absurdity of life and to move with its rhythm: as if waking from a strange dystopian dream, only to realize that we are already living within it.

Running time: 10:00AM – 5:00PM | 19.04 – 09.05.2026
Location: Toong, 11B Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Saigon Ward, HCMC
Open until 6:00 PM on Saturdays, closed on Sundays

Free admission.