Inspired by a verse by poet Bùi Minh Quốc, ‘Those we almost found’ brings together portrait works by Victoria Anne Snell and Xuân Quỳnh in a shared artistic encounter.
Through contrasting approaches, the artists offer two ways of looking.
Each piece goes beyond an exploration of color, light, and material. It gathers emotions shaped over time, through meetings, quiet understanding, and moments of deep resonance between artist and sitter.
For Xuân Quỳnh, the portraits depict familiar faces rendered with stillness, restraint, and intimacy. Her works draw us inward, into subtle expressions and unspoken connections that feel both close and contemplative. Victoria Anne Snell, meanwhile, leads viewers into diverse cultural landscapes. In her paintings, women and children often stand at the intersection of geography, society, and class, becoming voices that speak across boundaries and articulate their own presence.
One perspective embraces the intimacy of the inner world, while the other explores the vastness beyond. Their differences converge in quiet harmony.
In their parallel paths, ‘Those we almost found’ unfolds as a meditation on the fragile distance between noticing and overlooking, between familiarity and estrangement.
