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The Case For Ugly Photographs

Explore the case study of how bad forms can be a good thing.

March 14, 2017

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Cuong Do Manh: Twins

The colors of brotherly love and an unexpected friendship between a photographer and two albino boys.

June 28, 2017

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If Memory Was A Room

The work comprised of photos, drawings, and videos examines the contested author - subject relationship and the difficulties of representing a person's inner life.

February 7, 2020

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Should Suffering Be Romanticized?

Images that bear witness to violence don't always need to please the eye.

February 11, 2017

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Roots & Worlds – From Hòn Rái To Hòn Nghê, A Journey Through Vietnam’s Coastal Rocks

Researcher Trần Hậu Yên Thế details the origins of two landmarks named after Vietnam’s mythical creatures, which reveal profound insights into our history and the merging of cultures.

September 21, 2023

Roots & Worlds – Alternative School for Photography

Calling for applications for the alternative photography school running from September to November 2023, co-designed by Matca and ICVL.

This program is supported by the British Council as part of the UK/Viet Nam Season 2023.

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The Mosquito Net of Memories and Memorials: The Art of Dinh Q. Lê

Remembering Dinh Q. Lê, a visionary artist who dedicated his life to finding and learning about the other side of history.

April 16, 2024

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Roots & Worlds – Announcing Participants

Get to know 6 emerging Vietnamese photographers and their projects on ecological encounters.

November 14, 2023

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Roots & Worlds – Mangrove As Archive

Yen Vu examines the way mangroves’ roots intertwine as a metaphor for sociopolitical life and history.

October 5, 2023

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Roots & Worlds – From Hòn Rái To Hòn Nghê, A Journey Through Vietnam’s Coastal Rocks

Researcher Trần Hậu Yên Thế details the origins of two landmarks named after Vietnam’s mythical creatures, which reveal profound insights into our history and the merging of cultures.

September 21, 2023

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A Peek Inside Reading Room

Introducing Saigon's latest community initiative dedicated to books on photography and all things visual culture.

June 20, 2023

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On Seeing: Remission – Passages Into Hanoi’s Imaginary Cityscape

Viet Vu recaps 09 series of works from the projection night, a result of the long-term mentorship with Jamie Maxtone-Graham.

June 20, 2023

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[Invitation] The W. Eugene Smith Grant 2024

Trọng Lượng Vạn Vật - Một triển lãm của Eddie Ryan

September 20, 2024

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Roots & Worlds – Exhibition in HCMC

Presenting six photographic series produced by emerging Vietnamese photographers in the alternative school for photography co-led by Matca and IC Visual Lab.

July 4, 2024

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Recap Of Photobook Design Workshop With Ann Griffin

Photobook design workshop with Ann Griffin took place from March 7-10, 2024 organized by Matca and supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia

June 1, 2024

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[Workshop] Photobook Design With Ann Griffin

Learn how to design a photobook in the 4-day intensive workshop led by Swiss designer Ann Griffin.

January 26, 2024

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[Workshop] Writing Photography With Zhuang Wubin

This 5-session foundation workshop led by writer, researcher Zhuang Wubin introduces an interdisciplinary way to understand photography practices in Southeast Asia.

January 22, 2024

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Roots & Worlds – Open Studio

See the works produced within Roots & Worlds and meet the photographers and mentoring team.

November 14, 2023

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The Case For Ugly Photographs

Cuong Do Manh: Twins

If Memory Was A Room

Should Suffering Be Romanticized?

Roots & Worlds – From Hòn Rái To Hòn Nghê, A Journey Through Vietnam’s Coastal Rocks

Roots & Worlds – Alternative School for Photography

EXPLORE →

The Mosquito Net of Memories and Memorials: The Art of Dinh Q. Lê

Roots & Worlds – Announcing Participants

Roots & Worlds – Mangrove As Archive

Roots & Worlds – From Hòn Rái To Hòn Nghê, A Journey Through Vietnam’s Coastal Rocks

A Peek Inside Reading Room

On Seeing: Remission – Passages Into Hanoi’s Imaginary Cityscape

[Invitation] The W. Eugene Smith Grant 2024

Roots & Worlds – Exhibition in HCMC

Recap Of Photobook Design Workshop With Ann Griffin

[Workshop] Photobook Design With Ann Griffin

[Workshop] Writing Photography With Zhuang Wubin

Roots & Worlds – Open Studio

Roots & Worlds – In a World That Watches, in a Forest of Eyes

Roots & Worlds – Altered Landscapes: Earth, Man & Machine

Roots & Worlds – In between Sound, Image, and Space: A Mycological Moving Image Practice

Roots & Worlds – The Hidden Face of Vietnam: The Fall and Rise of Photographer Khánh Ký

Duy-Phương Le Nguyen: When I Miss You, Má

Matca Year Of The Cat 2023 Postcard Set

Makét 02: From Here On Out Photobook

Makét 02 Collection Bundle: Photobook, Totebag, Scrapbook & Postcard set