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Library of Ancestral Knowledge

A family photograph of an adult female and a child in a garden of yellow flowers.  There is a brick building in the background.

This programming comes from the Uncovering Vietnamese Archives Artist: Research Residency series. We have recruited three ESEA artists to develop workshops to inspire, teach and engage participants to preserve family and diaspora heritage and knowledge, focussing on three strands ‘healing,’ ‘growing,’ and ‘making’. 

 

Find out more about the residency here.

 

This is one of the three part series.

About the artists

Mai Anh Le

Mai Anh Le (she/her) 

Instagram: @claymai_

Duong Thuy Nguyen

Duong Thuy Nguyen (she/her) is a Vietnamese artist and writer based in London whose interdisciplinary practice spans sculpture, installation, and text. Her work explores the concept of habitat—both lived and imagined—as a site of inquiry and collective dialogue. Through participatory strategies and personal reinterpretations of historical documents, Nguyen frames cohabitation as an aesthetic form, foregrounding marginalised perspectives and challenging dominant narratives. Her practice often engages with themes of decolonial storytelling, investigating the ruptures of colonial histories and the ongoing impact of industrialisation. 

Instagram: @duonguyen.thuy

Yoni Carnice

Yoni Carnice (he/they) is a Filipino-American London-based landscape architect and gardener whose work explores the deep connections between ecological and cultural narratives. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard GSD and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Loyola Marymount University. As co-founder of ULAP Kollective, he has pioneered experimental approaches to community-based land stewardship, bridging diverse cultural traditions with habitat enhancement strategies. Yoni has contributed to ecological restoration projects in both San Francisco and London, collaborated with various landscape and architecture studios on ecologically responsive garden designs, and developed climate action strategies for the City of Oakland. In addition to his design work, he is currently pursuing horticultural studies in London, further deepening his commitment to creating culturally and ecologically resonant gardens. 

Instagram: @grandfathergreen


While you're here

Our ESEA Programme

We are working closely with East and South East Asian communities, with a particular focus on the Vietnamese diaspora, deepening existing relationships as well as developing new ones.

Date
Sunday 11 & Saturday 17 & Saturday 31 May

Location
Museum of the Home

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