Linh San

Linh San (b.1998) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Viet Nam.

Linh holds a bachelor’s degree in Literature from the Hanoi National University of Education and her practice spans poetry, moving images, and ceramics. In her work, she depicts poetic, plain, and contemplative moments from daily life.

Linh’s literary works often take the form of prose poetry, very much a reflection of her way of thinking – a stream of thoughts and mental images gushing through terrains of narratives and emotions connected via imaginative links.

She explores ceramics as a dialogue between the artist and the material, pushing its boundaries beyond traditional forms. Her ceramics practice examines the potential of clay, its fusion with other materials and its relationship with the transforming landscapes of craft and matter. She received Prince Claus Seed Awards in 2023 as an emerging artist.

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITION

2024 While the soil slumbers, A. Farm International Art Residency, HCMC, Vietnam. ; a note of clay, as a part of the Incubator Programme by Á Space Hanoi & Substation Singapore, Hung Yen province, Vietnam. ; 2022 no longer holding a cloud, Á Space, Hanoi, Vietnam.

GROUP EXHIBITION

2025 3 Weeks of Design – Ceramics Exhibition, Gallery Medium, HCMC, Vietnam ; When It Once Was, A Space, Hanoi, Vietnam ; A Trip Down Memory Lane, Museum Siam, Bangkok, Thailand ; 2024 In absence, presence, Nguyen Art Foundation, HCMC, Vietnam ; No River We Cry, GMS Artfest, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand ; As time gone by, Da Nang Fine Art Museum, Da Nang City, Vietnam ; 2023 Hanoi Grapevine Selection, Hanoi & HCMC, Vietnam ; 2022 RING Project #1: Metaphor about Islands, National Museum of Indonesia, Indonesia ; 2021 i write (in Vietnamese), Goethe Institut Hanoi & Blue Birds Nest, Hanoi, Vietnam