Melbourne-based artist and curator Phuong Ngo’s practice is concerned with the interpretation of history, memory and place, and how it interfaces with contemporary sociopolitical issues.
Through archival materials, video and performance, this exhibition seeks to heal and reframe histories of colonialism, displacement and war through art – reconfiguring familial, geographical and postcolonial relationships across South Vietnam, Adelaide, Canberra and Melbourne. An ongoing and ever-evolving project, Inheritance aims to transform suffering and how we relate to it – to re-image what was lost and gift it to future generations of the Vietnamese diaspora.
Canberra Contemporary
18 October 2025 to 24 January 2026
Australian Capital Territory
Inheritance, 2025, installation view, West Space, Collingwood Yards
Photograph: Janelle Low
Courtesy the artist and Canberra Contemporary, Australian Capital Territory
