I wasn’t born in Da Lat and now live in Ho Chi Minh City, but Da Lat feels like a second hometown to me. That city, with its atmosphere and fragrance, is how I’ve come to connect with my own soul. The Da Lat I see is simple and allows me to be myself, without playing any roles or putting on any masks. Yet, when I sit in Saigon and paint “my Da Lat,” perhaps the Da Lat that emerges is very different from the one you see, and also different from the one I once saw. It is a “Dreamy Da Lat,” not the romanticized Da Lat you often hear about. It’s a place I always long for, a space filled with light, peace, gentleness, and of course, a dreamy essence.
No. 3 – Oil on Canvas. 100 x 100 cm.
No. 4 – Oil on Canvas. 80 x 120 cm.
No. 7 – Oil on Canvas. 100 x 100 cm.