Phuong Anh Ngo

zine , strips/cartoons , sociaal-maatschappelijk , Geschiedenis , Diaspora , Artistiek onderzoek , Archieven

Anh Ngo is a Vietnamese illustrator and a comic artist whose practice focuses on social-cultural subjects. Anh’s work is shaped by ongoing questions of belonging, distance, and memory. She works with a range of materials, from traditional archival sources to mixed-media techniques, including illustration, printmaking. Comics function as a central storytelling tool in her practice, allowing her to engage with untold narratives, conversations, and moments where words are absent.

**In the Dutch house, I cook, self-publishing comic 2026** - The comic is developed after my research "(dis)locating (home)land", which is a project that focuses on the socio-cultural experiences of migration from Vietnam to The Netherlands. Its aim is to delve into my encounters with differing social values through food and eating rituals. During the research, I interviewed Southeast Asian, and Asian families, students in The Netherlands to explore culinary narratives, and challenges from their daily cooking practices. From there, I develop this comic to show emotional feelings, questions of uncertainty of home, and belongings, and stories of cooking practices in a foreign kitchen by them. What makes us remember our food? What distance immigrants from their own authentic cuisine in this strange land? Medium: watercolor, gouche, chalk pastel

**Stream of Consciousness** - The comic is part of comic exchange program in Berlin by Cross Comix Rotterdam. The project is a collaboration between Anh and Angelie. The duo artists explore theme of darkness, tracing a journey from a character's eye laser surgery deep into her childhood memories.

**(dis)locating (home)land** - "(dis)locating (home)land" is a research project that focuses on the socio-cultural experiences of migration from Vietnam to The Netherlands. Its aim is to delve into my encounters with differing social values through food and eating rituals. Using an auto-ethnographic method and experimental archiving, I explore culinary narratives to unpack challenges stemming from the uncertainty of practicing ethnic recipes in the context of dislocation

**Another life comic** - "Another life" is a short comic that illustrates a man's profound dream. It captures a moment of his mundane life when he yearns for a surreal, alternate world.

Cross Comix Berlin exchange residency

Datum: 07-05-2026 t/m 13-10-2026

Locatie: Berlin

In samenwerking met: Cross Comix Festival

Exhibition at Cross Comix Rotterdam - Berlin Exchange residency

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