Feminine Strength, Existential Reflection
Tiếng Gọi is also an existential meditation. The house of iron and steel—once a site of production—is reimagined as a womb-like chamber, reverberating with personal memories and universal truths. Through her gestural brushwork and ambient spatial design, Thu Trần suggests the inner landscapes of women, especially those shaped by pain, resilience, and transformation.
This is not a romanticized femininity. It is honest, complex, and majestic. Even the notion of crying is reframed—“if she cries, she cries in splendor,” the text says. There is defiance and dignity in vulnerability, and an acute understanding of sorrow as a generative force.
Photo of the exhibition. Credit: Thu Trần
