This is a special art event within the framework of VinFuture Science and Technology Week 2025, marking the 5th anniversary of the VinFuture Award as well as 5 seasons of the "Shine" exhibition of VCCA.
In the context of the 21st century – where technology and artificial intelligence are restructuring the concept of human and culture – “Toa V – Scientific Touchpoint” was born as an open dialogue space between two cognitive domains. The exhibition brings together 09 representative artists of Vietnamese contemporary art, with diverse practices, together to re-question the position of humans in the vast ecosystem of knowledge and life through works that are invested in and implemented on a large scale.
Dr. Le Thai Ha, Executive Director of VinFuture Foundation, emphasized: “The exhibition Toa V – A Touch of Science is an affirmation that science is not only knowledge, but also inspiration. When art meets science, the most complex ideas of humanity become closer, touching the heart and awakening the imagination of each of us. We hope that the exhibition will open a space where the public not only observes, but also feels, dialogues and reflects on the profound connection between knowledge, creativity and the future of humanity.”
Different from the usual linear exhibition model, the space of “Toa V – Scientific Touchpoint” is organized as an “open mind map”. Viewers are encouraged to create their own itinerary to enjoy and contemplate through 5 “stations” – corresponding to 5 important scientific thinking areas:
Station 1: Seed of Life | Agricultural Science is a series of works by the late artist Le Thiet Cuong. Beginning with the memory of rice grains - a symbol of rice civilization, this space takes viewers back to the origin of the world, where life originates from silence, from the microscopic movements of the land and crops, before technology became the driving force of the era.
Coming to Station 2: Life | Medicine for Humanity, the lens of artists Le Giang and Le Dang Ninh will take the audience deep into the biological world , where the fragility but resilience of the human body is reflected from childbirth, healing to efforts to protect life.
Station 3: Structure | Materials of the Future is where artists Bui Quoc Khanh and Do Ha Hoai redefine matter. Here, metal, glass, and molecular structures are "resurrected," moving on their own and telling the story of a world of intelligent matter.
Next is Station 4: The Consciousness Domain | The Realm of Intelligence where artists Do Hiep and Pham Minh Hieu use light and data as symbols of intelligence. Here, light is not just a physical phenomenon but a metaphor for the moment when people overcome the vague darkness to reach new knowledge.
The journey concludes with Station 5: Source of Life | Environmental Science – The convergence point of the journey with artists Vu Binh Minh and Trinh Minh Tien. Here, the works emphasize the inevitable loop: humans cannot be separated from nature. Land, water, atmosphere and energy are dialogic structures, reminding that all technological advances operate within the limits of the planet.
Sharing about the process of realizing the exhibition, Curator Do Tuong Linh said: “In many months of accompanying the artists – from the early days of sketching ideas, to the stage of completing the works, especially the period before the late artist Le Thiet Cuong passed away – I realized the special power of the research, exploration and experimentation process that each artist brought to the project. It is these creative journeys that have opened up rich approaches to the relationship between science and art. I believe that from these intersections, we can together move towards a more diverse, open and sustainable future of knowledge.”
Throughout the exhibition is a fundamental question: What keeps the world moving? Life, matter or the endless human imagination? Instead of providing a rigid definition, the exhibition is an effort to connect the public with science through artistic touches and rich multi-sensory experiences. Here, science is no longer strange but becomes close, full of emotions, inviting viewers to reflect on where we will go in the light of knowledge.
Speaking at the exhibition opening event, Ms. Nguyen Tra My - Director of Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA) shared: “I hope that Toa V – Scientific Touchpoint is the beginning of deeper dialogues between fields, between knowledge systems and between humans and the world we are creating, while also suggesting new directions for Art-Science practice in Vietnam. In the context of ever-changing globalization, when artificial intelligence and technology are increasingly developing, art – more than ever – plays a role in preserving humanity and the depth of human emotions.”
Along with the exhibition “Toa V – Scientific Touch Point” is a series of diverse experiential activities such as art talks and art tours, aiming to bring scientific and artistic concepts closer to the public.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/khi-nghe-thuat-doi-thoai-cung-khoa-hoc.html
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