Hoang Duong Cam

Biography
In a career spanning over two decades, Hoang Duong Cam (b. 1974, Hanoi) dexterously alternates between painting, photography, video, installation, performance, and collaborative projects. Central to his artworks are the often humorous, sometimes absurdist explorations of the complex mechanisms that connect the self and its surroundings. The density of detail seen in much of Hoang's oeuvre stems from his extensive pool of disparate references: from the Socratic dialogues to Edo-era prints to quantum physics. Collated from history and contemporary reality, the artist's fragmented narratives revel in confusion and uncertainty, laying bare the contradictions inherent in human thought and behaviour.
 
A prolific artist since his graduation from the Hanoi Fine Arts University in 1996, Hoang has exhibited in various institutions and biennales across Asia, North America and Europe. Notable exhibitions include The Atlas of Clouds, Francois Schneider Foundation, Wattwiller, France; Sunshower: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now, Mori Art Museum and The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan; Eagles Fly, Sheep Flock: Biographical Imprints - Artistic Practices in Southeast Asia, curated by Khim Ong for Art Stage Singapore 2015: Southeast Asia Platform; Electronic Pacific, SOMArts, San Francisco; 36 Reasons Why We Still Need Superman, video festival curated by Tim Crowley, Centro de Investigaciones Artisticas, Buenos Aires, Argentina; traveled to Casa Tres Patios, Medellín, Colombia and Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba; VideoZone 5, the 5th International Video Art Biennial, Tel Aviv, Israel; Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, South Korea; Arts and Cities, Aichi Triennale, Nagoya, Japan; Connect: Art Scene Vietnam, ifa Galerie Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany; Fluid Zone, Jakarta Biennale, Indonesia; Post-Doi Moi: Vietnamese Art After 1990, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; the 3rd Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China; Migration Addicts (Mogas Station), a collateral event of the 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy; Thermocline of Art. New Asian Waves, ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Belief (Mogas Station), Singapore Biennale 2006. In 2009 he was an artist-in-residence at the acclaimed Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan. His works are in the collections of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Post Vidai, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Geneva, Switzerland; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam, among others.
 
In 2012, along with artists Quang Lam, Phan Quang, Nguyen Thanh Truc and UuDam Tran Nguyen, Hoang co-founded XEM, a publication showcasing photography-based works by its founding members and invited artists.
 
Since 2001, Hoang has been living and working in Ho Chi Minh City.
Works
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Adagio by A. Marcello, 2021
    Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Adagio by A. Marcello, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Pre-helicopter Era, Michael Rabin in the middle of Dong Thap Muoi or Bach Violin Sonata 1005 Adagio, 2021
    Pre-helicopter Era, Michael Rabin in the middle of Dong Thap Muoi or Bach Violin Sonata 1005 Adagio, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Post-helicopter Era, Michael Rabin in the middle of Dong Thap Muoi or Bach Violin Sonata 1005 Largo, 2021
    Post-helicopter Era, Michael Rabin in the middle of Dong Thap Muoi or Bach Violin Sonata 1005 Largo, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Sunlight in the Garden - Hue, 2021
    Sunlight in the Garden - Hue, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Sunlight in the Garden - Quang Tri, 2021
    Sunlight in the Garden - Quang Tri, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 - Ha Tuyen, 2021
    Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 - Ha Tuyen, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Chopin Sonata No. 1 - Mr. Horst Fass’ drifted lens tank, 2021
    Chopin Sonata No. 1 - Mr. Horst Fass’ drifted lens tank, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Lachrimae, 2021
    Lachrimae, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Kubrick’s Hue Scene or Midori Goto playing Bach’s Chaconne 1004, 2021
    Kubrick’s Hue Scene or Midori Goto playing Bach’s Chaconne 1004, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Bach 826 Courante, 2021
    Bach 826 Courante, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Sunlight in the Garden - Troi giat, 2021
    Sunlight in the Garden - Troi giat, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 – Quang Tri, 2021
    Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 – Quang Tri, 2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Sunlight in the Garden - Xuan Loc, 2020
    Sunlight in the Garden - Xuan Loc, 2020
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Sunlight in the Garden - Quang Ba, 2020
    Sunlight in the Garden - Quang Ba, 2020
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Inhale exhale the spaces between galaxies (or The secret story between Haydn and his wig), 2019
    Inhale exhale the spaces between galaxies (or The secret story between Haydn and his wig), 2019
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Son Tay 1970 #2, 2019
    Son Tay 1970 #2, 2019
  • Hoang Duong Cam, The hundred-year stake and the kingfisher, 2019
    The hundred-year stake and the kingfisher, 2019
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Origin of the echoes of silence, 2019
    Origin of the echoes of silence, 2019
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Row on row (or Release into history the superfluous), 2019
    Row on row (or Release into history the superfluous), 2019
  • Hoang Duong Cam, On Soil On Water, 2018
    On Soil On Water, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Carry the literature over the mountain #1, 2018
    Carry the literature over the mountain #1, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Carry the literature over the mountain #2, 2018
    Carry the literature over the mountain #2, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Carry the literature over the mountain #3, 2018
    Carry the literature over the mountain #3, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Bolero, Polonaise years #1, 2018
    Bolero, Polonaise years #1, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Bolero, Polonaise years #4, 2018
    Bolero, Polonaise years #4, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Fantasy from Duchamp's Étant donnés, 2018
    Fantasy from Duchamp's Étant donnés, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, The sound of the deer - Fantasy from Hokusai's Women returning home at sunset, 2018
    The sound of the deer - Fantasy from Hokusai's Women returning home at sunset, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Reflections on the poem 'Tay Tien' by Quang Dung, 2018
    Reflections on the poem 'Tay Tien' by Quang Dung, 2018
  • Hoang Duong Cam, The Christmas Tree, 2017
    The Christmas Tree, 2017
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Red Autumn, 2017
    Red Autumn, 2017
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Girls, 2015
    Girls, 2015
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Face in leaves, 2015
    Face in leaves, 2015
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Silent double dating, 2015
    Silent double dating, 2015
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Father and Son : The Artist Dream, 2014
    Father and Son : The Artist Dream, 2014
  • Hoang Duong Cam, indomitable, 2013
    indomitable, 2013
  • Hoang Duong Cam, go on the rope, 2013
    go on the rope, 2013
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Volodya 1886 - 2011, 2012
    Volodya 1886 - 2011, 2012
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Prelude in D minor Op 28 No 24, 2012
    Prelude in D minor Op 28 No 24, 2012
  • Hoang Duong Cam, After Hiroshige’s fireworks and Linebacker 2, 2011-2021
    After Hiroshige’s fireworks and Linebacker 2, 2011-2021
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Food 4 Thought 4 Food, 2008
    Food 4 Thought 4 Food, 2008
  • Hoang Duong Cam, Falling Cloud, 2008
    Falling Cloud, 2008
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