During the exhibition, Karine presented 25 wind chimes that she handcrafted from Vietnamese clay, more than half of which tell stories of flowers rooted in Vietnamese memory.

A story told, a happy memory revived, a flower called by its name: all of this is delicately captured in Hoa Tay, an art project created by French artist Karine Bonneval during her two-month residency in Ho Chi Minh City.

Using a paper chromatography technique, Karine Bonneval meticulously captures the seemingly fragile but deeply rooted connections between human beings and the plant world, against the backdrop of a modern city.

"I grew up in the Mekong Delta, in a small village in the countryside near the river, and we live our whole lives according to the river. Along the banks, there are always edible wild aquatic plants, such as water hyacinth, a plant that is now an integral part of our cultural memory. I also remember taking a boat with my father to pick Sesbania flowers to use in our food. When I come to the city, whenever I find aquatic plants somewhere, perhaps in a lake or on the banks of a river, it always brings me a certain comfort, because I feel more connected and in tune with my environment. The link between people and plants is fading in the face of globalization and modernization. "

This is one of the stories told by Vietnamese participants in the project, presented in the form of audio recordings accompanying the artworks in Karine Bonneval's Hoa Tay exhibition, held in late July in Ho Chi Minh City.

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