Ô HOPE:
Between Despair & Renewal
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VENUEBitexco Financial Tower (HCMC, VN)
ARTISTSRichard Streitmatter-Tran, Martin Constable, Giang Le, Tùng Monkey, Giang.it, Lim Kok Yoong, Fustic, Yohei Yama, Voth, and other artists (30 artists).
What is hope? What makes a person hopeful? What does it mean to hope? Hope is one of humanity’s oldest and most enduring beacons — a revered emotion that transcends time and tragedy. In this exhibition, hope is not portrayed as naïve, unshakable optimism, nor as a blind denial of darkness. Instead, it is reframed as a journey — both physical and metaphysical — through the loss of control and into the depths of uncertainty. Hope is a defiant act of refusal to be defeated by crisis.
Unfolding as a journey through collapse and transformation, the exhibition spanned four floors of Saigon’s iconic Bitexco Financial Tower, bringing together 30 talented artists from diverse disciplines.
(Section 1.) Echos of Humanity — A post-apocalyptic landscape where only material remnants endure, revealing the tension between human achievement and inevitable decay.
(Section 2.) Inheritance of the Machine — A future where AI surpasses human control, blurring the lines between creativity and automation.
(Section 3.) Rebirth & Renewal — A return to human presence, reaffirming the enduring role of emotion, touch, and spirit in an evolving world.
This cross-disciplinary exhibition, through contemporary art, digital media, fashion installation, and photography, examines resilience, uncertainty, and renewal in a world shaped by crisis and technology.