Odd Numbers

Immersive installation in collaboration with artist Le Motel. The exhibition took place at 254forest in Brussels, Belgium from 23 January to 2 March 2025.

Le Motel travelled to Vietnam, capturing sounds and images of daily life, landscapes, and encounters along the way, which he later used to compose the album Odd Numbers. He entrusted me with all the video footage—ranging from iPhone clips to professional shots—to create a 30-minute video piece for an exhibition marking the album’s release. This looped installation, running for six weeks, marked the beginning of our collaboration on the Odd Numbers project.

Odd numbers are sometimes lucky numbers, sometimes macabre, but always important and procedural in vietnamese culture. By converting images to odd numbers and typographic signs, Odd Numbers invites the viewers to consider another lecture of the images, where the sense is sometimes revealed and sometimes lost. One's mind can explore a blend of tradition and modernity following Le Motel's musical trip.

• Music by Le Motel, Yvonne Quỳnh-Lan Dương, Bui Thi Oanh, Phapxa Chan, Chi chi, Ma Ma Chi, Are Ro, Long Dang, Hoàng Tuấn, Truong Phu, Lander Gyselinck, Gretar Ingi Gunnlaugsson, Dung Tran Quoc.
• Photography and video by Le Motel.
• Visuals and creative coding by Antoine jaunard.
• Poetry by Phapxa Chan.
• Exhibition text and curation by Evelyn Simons