In this episode, we meet one of the rising stars in Asian art: artist Thao Nguyen Phan. Thao Nguyen is also one-third of the Art Labor Collective alongside host Arlette Quynh-Anh Tran, and Truong Cong Tung, Thao Nguyen’s husband. This episode consists of what could be seen as a private conversation between the two, now revealed and shared with Dispatch’s audience. Thao Nguyen Phan is a multimedia artist who started her practice with a passion for painting which she then combined with her fascination for literature, folklore, and philosophy. In most of her year-long art phases, she observes and investigates ambiguous issues in social conventions and history.