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Together with the installation, Minh created an artist book, Còn Lại|Rời Rạc, as a companion piece to the installation. Dictionaries consists of 1000 sculptural objects in the form of a dictionary, a commemorative work created specifically for 10 year anniversary of Minh's father's death.
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This installation was first exhibited at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. It is my hope that the use of Dó paper in my artwork will contribute to cultural sustainability." In a speech at the Factory Contemporary Arts Center, she divided her career into two periods: in the early period, her work drew from her inner life and focused on her personal history, while in recent years, the subjects of her work address broader aspects of society and culture including topics related to politics, religion and history. Minh describes her intention "As the Dó paper tradition becomes a relic, I am exploring ways to reinvent it as a contemporary art making material. She uses this paper to create large-scale sculptural installations, a departure from the traditional use of Dó paper in Vietnamese art. This type of folk print has existed since the 11th century during the reign of the Lý Dynasty. Dó paper is made from the bark of the Dó tree and is used to make woodcut folk prints called Đông Hồ. Lê Hiền Minh has been using Vietnamese traditional handmade paper called Dó as her primary art-making material for two decades. Upon graduating, she moved to America to attend the Art Academy of Cincinnati and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2004. In 1998, she studied traditional lacquer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts. Lê Hiền Minh was born in Hanoi, North Vietnam in 1979. She has also lectured at multiple public institutions, including San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, USA and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Fukuoka, Japan. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Vietnam and abroad, including Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Fukuoka, Japan, Incheon Women Artist Biennale in Incheon, South Korea, Spinnerei in Leipzig, Germany, Sculpture Expanded by the Association of Finnish Sculptors in Helsinki, Finland, Wedeman Gallery in Massachusetts, USA. She currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City. Her work acts as a bridge between contemporary and traditional Vietnamese art and also between modern and historical Vietnamese culture.
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Lê Hiền Minh (born 1979) is a Vietnamese artist known for employing a Vietnamese traditional handmade paper called Dó to construct large-scale installations.