Practice Talk #2: Spaces In Memories, Tangible And Visible

Dr. Andrew Stiff’s research interests focus on developing moving image representations of the Saigon, that reflect the impact culture has on the built environment and our experience of it. This research has contributed to extracurricular student projects, and course development. He has been teaching at RMIT Vietnam since 2016. Prior to arriving in Vietnam, he taught in Malaysia and at the University of Arts London, UK.

Ms. Becky Lu is a multidisciplinary artist and educator from Brighton, UK with a background in printed textiles, silk-screen printing and illustration. Working in higher education since 2012 and graduating with an MA in Digital Media Arts in 2018, she has experience in immersive art, technology and storytelling using design for interaction.

Christian Berg holds a Master’s degree in Southeast Asian studies from the University of Bonn. His work as a documentary photographer has been published among others in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Moving on from his roots in documentary photography he spent the last 5 years exploring conceptual photography. During the pandemic, his project City was shown as an online exhibition sponsored by the Goethe Institute Ho Chi Minh City. Since 2018 Christian Berg is an Associate Lecturer in the Digital Media program at RMIT Vietnam with a focus on Photography-related subjects. Christian Berg is currently a PhD Candidate with RMIT Melbourne’s School of the Art.”

About the coordinator:
Nguyễn Tú Hằng holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Management from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan) and a Master’s degree in International Business and East Asia Studies from Sogang University (South Korea). From 2019 until now, Nguyễn Tú Hằng is a manager and coordinator at Hanoi Grapevine, engaging in communication consulting and research with different roles in various cultural projects. In 2020-2023, Hằng was the Curator of Education at Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA). In 2023, Hằng co-founded ddur.production, an open collective providing special assistance for exhibition projects.