LE THUY, Echo, 2022-23, lacquer, gold and silver leaf, mineral pigment on wood (door); ink, calligraphy, synthetic polymer paint and embroidery on silk, dimensions variable. Courtesy Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Lê Thuý Hoi An
Often misunderstood as antithetical to speech or as the mere absence of sound, silence plays a crucial part in human communication. For the Hoi An-based artist, the complex phenomenon also serves as a repository for emotions, as well as a force of oppression.
