Satt is considered to be a leader in Myanmar's experimental art scene. He is the founder and artistic director of Beyond Pressure, an independent, artist-run initiative based in Yangoon, hosting an international performance art festival of the same name in Myanmar every year.
During his one-month stay in Hanoi, Satt has taken video recordings of the hand movements of people around him, from labourers working on the streets and in markets, to local artists and friends.
Satt has noticed many similarities between Vietnam and Myanmar by comparing idioms used by both countries to talk about the power of hands and used by workers. For this reason, he loves living in Hanoi.
Since 2005, he has been creating works that revolve around hands, hand movements and gestures. He believes hand gestures and sign language are essential means of communicating with others. He says he loves the way local people talk to him with their hands during his travels, and that hand gestures have helped him a lot, even when he didn't speak the local language.
On the opening night, he collaborated with Vietnamese artists Tran Lam Binh and Hoang Minh Duc to take photos of attendees' hands.
The exhibition at Nha san Studio, (Lane 462, Buoi Road) will run until April 29.
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