Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran is a curator and writer based in Saigon, Vietnam. She
is the curator and director of Post Vidai, a unique collection of Vietnamese
contemporary art and a member of Art Labor collective. Her curatorial practices
aim to go beyond the mere aesthetic value of art and to consider art as a
catalyst, which uses visual language to interpret, question, and narrate multiple
spheres of life. She focuses on collaborative labor between visual art and other
disciplines, from sciences to business, design and fashion. Collectively her
Art Labor group has been working with Jarai people, a minority group living
in the central highlands of Vietnam, to revive their woodcarving artisanship
which is disappearing due to industrialization, modernization, and conflict
with government interests or religious orientation. Ms. Tran has contributed to
various local and international publications, exhibitions and projects, such as the
Istanbul Biennale 2015; Hugo Boss Asia Award 2015; 1. World Biennale Forum,
Kwangju, Korea; synapse - International Curator Network, HKW, Berlin; and
numerous solo and group shows for emerging artists in the region.