1. Dinh Thi Tham Poong

2. Dinh Thi Tham Poong’s work is deeply influenced by her ethnic roots and her childhood in a remote mountainous region on the border with China.

4. Her intricate, vivid and often surreal paintings depict the close interrelationship between humans and nature

13. The borders between human and natural life are fluid.
“Everything contains each other, is intertwined with each other.”

15. “In my mind, everything has two halves.”

20. Influenced by Rene Magritte, the Surreal artist.

21. Characteristics of Tham Poong’s art work:
“Concerned about the way modern life infringes on the environment”
Strong connection with leaves and plants
Ethnic roots and childhood memories
Close relationship of humans and nature
Flat shallow spaces
Ambiguous images
Imaginary landscapes
Textured and vividly patterned