Artist Thao Nguyen Phan talks to curator Daria de Beauvais about her first solo exhibition in France, “The Sun Falls Silently”. This is an opportunity to discuss her influences, from Asian literature to modernist architecture and colonial history, as well as her skills – lacquer, watercolour, silk painting and moving images. With her dreamlike works that blend reality and fiction, the artist delicately highlights the changing reflections of Vietnam. She develops a polyphony of views on her country, its relations with France, and its past and present ghosts. The discussion also focuses on the artist’s research into Diem Phung Thi (1920-2002), a key figure in Vietnamese modernism who began her career in France, and whose work is on display in the exhibition.

• This discussion will take place in room 37 (salle 37)
• The conversation will be conducted in English, without translation.
• It will be preceded by a guided tour of the exhibition in French by Daria de Beauvais, Saturday 14^th of June at 3pm. Participation in the guided tour is subject to availability (maximum of 25 participants), with no advance booking.
• Ticket for this event grants access to the exhibitions