Nhang Trầm Hương
Nhang Trầm Hương
Nhang Trầm Hương is a cinematic movement piece suspended in a cloud of incense smoke.
In an abstract choreography of body and film, Dinh considers her relationship to incense, identity, and family. Incense smoke is fleeting; always moving, unfurling, expanding. As it curls and wafts through space it acts as a conduit between past, present, and future, connecting us to our ancestors, our body, and the present moment. It is in this temporal space that Dinh pushes at the edges of her identity amongst the expanse of her ancestors, meditating on the notion of inter-being.
Nhang Trầm Hương is a desire to embody, surrender, and embrace the idea that “A cloud never dies” (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Watch the film on Sydney Opera House’s streaming platform here
Creative Team:
Creative direction and Choreography : Tra Mi Dinh
Videographer and editor : Cobie Orger
Sound composition : Tilman Robinson
Costume design : Geoffery Watson
Lighting design: Alex Nguyen
This work was commissioned by Stuart Buchanan as part of the Sydney Opera House Shortwave series. This program commissions five artists each year to create short film works. In September 2024, it had a premiere screening as part of the Unwrapped program which platforms Australian artists, at the Sydney Opera House.
More info about Shortwave and Unwrapped here
