IFW 2026 | Talk: Cinema Never Stands Alone

Read with us 16: Photography as Relation

Sóng Sánh Café

As a photographer whose practice is grounded in an intercultural perspective and shaped through collaborative processes, I chose relation as the thread connecting this selection. After studying the collection at Matca, I found many similarities with Sugar Paper, an independent cultural space dedicated to contemporary photography and the photobook that I co-founded in my hometown of Modena, Italy, in 2023. Perhaps both grew from a shared belief in the photobook as a powerful platform for bringing different perspectives into dialogue, while also questioning the established narratives through which we understand the world.

Azure Galaxy

VCCA

Trương Tân

From October 3rd to November 15th, 2026, Vincom Contemporary Art Center (VCCA) is honoured to present the solo exhibition “AZURE GALAXY” by artist Trương Tân, featuring nearly 200 artworks on ceramics and 300 landscape sketches. The exhibition offers a new perspective on one of the pioneering artists of contemporary Vietnamese art, with a powerful and uncompromising artistic practice.

Open studio | “The Writers’ Unmasking: A Game of Literary Memory”

Vũ Dân Tân Museum

Vũ Dân Tân

In 2009, battling severe illness and sensing the twilight of his life, Vu Dan Tan embarked on a deeply personal tribute to his father—the illustrious playwright and publisher, Vu Dinh Long. He painted a series of portraits, capturing the visages of the literary icons whose works were once brought to light by his father’s legendary publishing house, Tan Dan.