Introduction

Đinh Thảo Linh is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and producer based between Hòa Bình and Hà Nội, Việt Nam. Her practice is rooted in creating spaces - physical, temporal, and psychological - where individuals from diverse communities can come together in dialogue and expression.

Her works and curatorial projects have unfolded across various spaces, from the intimate corners of ‘ba-bau AIR house’ at ‘82A Thợ Nhuộm’ (Hanoi) to larger contexts such as Thái Nguyên University (Vietnam, 2021), documenta fifteen (Kassel, Germany, 2022), the Vietnamese Women’s Museum (Hanoi, Vietnam, 2022), VIVA ExCon 2023 (Antique, Panay Island, the Philippines, 2023), Conflictorium (Ahmedabad, India, 2024), and Hanoi Children’s Palace (Hanoi, Vietnam, 2024), A Queer Museum (Goethe-Institut Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2025). She was a recipient of the Prince Claus Seed Award in 2021.

In 2024, Linh officially relocated to her hometown, Hòa Bình, deepening her focus on the landscapes of her childhood, particularly the Hòa Bình hydroelectric plant. Her long-term inquiry weaves together themes of labor landscapes (human landscapes), manmade natural environments, and the infrastructural imaginary of the electricity industry, shaping both her solo and collaborative works.