2026 – on-going

Performance and installation

A composite fish tank, cotton wool, flashlight, LED light, plastic ball

200 x 80 x 96 cm; performance duration: 60 minutes

A conclusion to her two-month residency, Quywn, together with performance artist Lý Lê, delivered a sentimental and visceral 40-minute performance exploring kinship, intimacy on female bodies and gazes within the household area.

In a 2-meter composite fish tank filled with cotton, the female body touches her surroundings at a slow shutter speed. Stretch, press, bury, cover — her hand gestures attempt not to sculpt, but rather to trace an old feeling. Not sure if she is touching the materials or a memory, the woman chases them as if chasing the clouds. Between glimpses of light, cotton becomes soft graves of memories. It recognizes the body, with its imprints of pressure, hollows, and fixes, yet blurs everything. Between before and after, between what happened and never happened, the woman stays with her body, in a state of uncertainty, where sensation comes before words.

“Till the clouds roll by…”, an open studio performance by @quywnn that took place from 18:00 – 19:30 on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

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