Songs of Rice and Rivers
with Anh-Thuy Nguyen
Thursday, April 6 at 7:00pm - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
I started elementary school, my grandmother (from my mother’s side) left her hometown and moved in with my family. She often sat me down on her lap and told me stories. One of them was about the underground God and his punishments of spoiled children, who never finished their bowl of rice. I vividly remember that story, and will use this as the starting point for my lecture presented in conjunction with receiving the 2023 Second Sight Award.
This is a FREE event. Registration is required to reserve your spot and receive event reminders.
Financial Support for the second sight Lecture is provided by the City of San Diego
Rice on Grey, 7”x5” unique silver gelatin print
on Ilford multigrade fiber based paper
Special Edition Fine Print
As the 2023 Second Sight Award recipient, Anh-Thuy produced a limited edition fine print available to Group f.16 and Patron level members of Medium Photo. The print is unavailable outside of Medium Photo, offered exclusively for upper level members. This work is a unique 7”x5” silver gelatin print, made using grains of jasmine rice printed directly only the photographic paper in the artist’s darkroom. No two prints are identical.
For those not attending the 2023 reception or talk with the artist on April 6, Medium Photo can arrange a shipment for $25, inclusive of packing and shipping costs.
About Anh-Thuy Nguyen
As a Vietnamese-American artist, Anh-Thuy Nguyen’s primary artistic source material for the last decade has been her personal history and experiences as a female immigrant. Through her artwork, Nguyen investigates her cultural and identity as well as her migration story through photography, video, installation and performance. She received a BFA in Photography from the University of Arizona and an MFA in Photography / Video from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. She has exhibited and taught photography, performance art, and concept-driven workshops nationally and internationally. Her works are in permanent collections of Amarillo Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art, Center for Photography at Woodstock among others. Nguyen’s work was on the front cover of Southwest Contemporary Magazine Vol 6, published in Fall 2022. She works and lives in Tucson, Arizona, and is the head of photography program at Pima Community College.
Discover her work on Instagram @anh_thuynguyen
Location and Event Info
This event takes place at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego located at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA 92037
Access to the screening is free and open to the public. Guests should plan to arrive at the museum no later than 6:45pm.
Street parking can be found in the community surrounding the museum.