“Pirelli HangarBicocca presents ‘Reincarnations of Shadows,’ Thao Nguyen Phan’s first solo show in Italy. Internationally recognized for her combined use of painting, moving image, and sculpture, the Vietnamese artist creates dreamlike and poetic narratives that trace the history of her country in relation to contemporary environmental and social changes. The exhibition, conceived as a layering of audio, visual, and tactile references among videos, sculptures, watercolors, silk and lacquer paintings, explores Phan’s practice, highlighting its symbolic and imaginative qualities. For the occasion, the artist has created a series of new productions and presents for the first time the video installation Reincarnations of Shadows (moving-image-poem) (2023): a personal reflection on the transformative and regenerative potential of art.” — Pirelli HangarBicocca

The title of the exhibition is based on the new video, Reincarnations of Shadows (moving-image-poem) (2023), commissioned by Pirelli HangarBicocca and co-produced by Fondazione In Between Art Film.

“Reincarnations of Shadows,” curated by Lucia Aspesi and Fiammetta Griccioli is organized by Pirelli HangarBicocca in collaboration with Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (where a version of the exhibition project will be presented from March 13 to August 11, 2024).

Title image: Thao Nguyen Phan, “Reincarnations of Shadows”, exhibition view at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan, 2023. Courtesy the artist and Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan. Photo Agostino Osio.