Brian Doan: hôme hôme hôme September 2013

Vietnamese-born photographer, Brian Doan’s exhibition, hôme hôme hôme, premiered at the Vilcek Foundation on September 14th, 2013. In his first solo show in New York City, Mr. Doan wove together imagery, both personal and political, to navigate his relationship with a home country both distant and obscured by memory. As a member of the Vietnamese diaspora in the United States—his family immigrated in 1991 following the Third Indochina War—he attempts to reconcile a struggle-filled past with a future of forgiveness and understanding. Utilizing video installation, glass sculpture, satirical self-portrait and an astounding photograph printed on a car door, among other things, Mr. Doan articulated a conflict not only with his past, but also with who he is assumed to be in the present. Poignant, thought-provoking, and not without a touch of humor, hôme hôme hôme presented a journey from a turbulent and war-rattled childhood in Vietnam through his exploration of family, country, and the home he is still searching for.