My Tày Sketchbook

I created the sketchbook using handmade Tày paper, a traditional craft of the Tày ethnic minority group from the northern mountains of Vietnam, where I trace my roots. It features a mix of my drawing cutouts and gathered elements from diverse sources such as George Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy, reclaimed fashion magazines, and images of digital and live sculptures from across the web. The sketchbook expresses my desire to be one with nature, the natural habitat of my people, whilst absorbing modern fashion materials that reflect my life now to create new forms and, hopefully, in the process narratives.