Tuan Andrew Nguyen Auric Ash, 2026

In a Calder-esque fashion, Tuan Andrew Nguyen's mobiles balance elegantly and charmingly, their reflective pendants catching the surrounding lights. Some of the discs are painted in orange. In the lower part of the work, a shell casing is suspended from which a smaller section of the mobile extends. The shell, tuned to 647.27hz, a frequency which is believed to heal trauma, is engraved with a phoenix. The motif, associated with the mythical immortal bird that regenerates after death, is reflected in the shape of the mobile as a whole, further linking it to the theme of destruction and rebirth.