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Reading Nguan In The Pandemic

The Singaporean photographer's pastel-tinted portraits of urban dwellers and sceneries take on a new meaning.

October 15, 2020

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Ebook Release of Makét 01: A Vietnamese Photography Village

After two years of publication, the book is now available online for free.

September 16, 2021

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In Search Of Saigon – HCMC Through Photographs

Contemporary photographers provoke thoughts on the city's past, present, and future.

August 13, 2020

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Poetics Of The Body

In the only international photography collection of cult poet-photographer Ren Hang, we rediscover our human bodies.

July 13, 2021

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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

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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[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

Exhibition

At The Intersection: A book Showcase From The Netherlands in Da Nang

Không gian sách lưu động được đề xuất bởi Matca tuyển chọn các tác phẩm từ The Eriskay Connection, điểm dừng chân đầu tiên tại Là Giấy Coffee, Đà Nẵng.

October 23, 2023

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

Robert Zhao Renhui shares his long-term observations into a single secondary forest in Singapore.

October 20, 2023

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[Exhibition] The Unofficial Archive – BoP Festival 2023

A showcase by Matca & IC Visual Lab focuses on printed materials by Vietnamese photographers from both North and South at the BoP Festival 2023 (Bristol, UK).

October 6, 2023

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Reading Nguan In The Pandemic

Ebook Release of Makét 01: A Vietnamese Photography Village

In Search Of Saigon – HCMC Through Photographs

Poetics Of The Body

Should Suffering Be Romanticized?

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

[Workshop] Photobook Design With Ann Griffin

[Workshop] Writing Photography With Zhuang Wubin

Roots & Worlds – Open Studio

At The Intersection: A book Showcase From The Netherlands in Da Nang

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

[Exhibition] The Unofficial Archive – BoP Festival 2023

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