Trở Về Quê Hương, Hùng Lê

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Hùng Lê , artist
born 1999
Trở Về Quê Hương, 2025
Material/technique: digital video
Credit line: Courtesy of the artist
Accession number: EL2025.085
On display: Perkins Central Court
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My Mother's Tongue Ties Me Together

In 2023, Hùng Lê traveled back to Việt Nam with his family for the first time in many years. During the trip, Lê documented intimate moments of everyday life to recreate a sense of place without relying on language. Overlaid with patterns and stylized text, Lê’s video attempts to forgo the use of written language in storytelling and instead relies on visual motifs and sounds as the main interpreters.

Exhibitions

My Mother's Tongue Ties Me Together
Sydney Pursel, curator
2025–2026