Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn

Nguyễn´s art highlights our era’s construction of identity and reveals hidden power structures. Through apparently everyday situations and stories, she shows its political relevance. Untitled (Entitled) is based on interviews with people of foreign origin who felt they needed to change their names in order to avoid discrimination. In the text-based installation, consisting of movable lenticular prints, the names of the participants are given in their native language, along with their adopted Western names. On a number of occasions during the exhibition, dancers will activate the installation through a form of performance, choreographed by Nguyễn, which has its premiere at Bonniers Konsthall. The dancers move to music composed of simple phrases that are used when learning a language, for example “my name is”.

Dance: Gülbeden Kulbay, Ama Kyei, Mona Namer, Andrea Svensson
Stylist: Amanda Ferrada
Technician: Isak Nordell
Graphic Design: Chris Lee

Music: Thunder Tillman
Voice performers: Rob Andersson, Pontus Berghe, Erola Boix, Maj Hasager, Riccardo Malacalza, Elena Strempek, Oscar Tillman, Casey Wei
Audio sources: Dennis Pollard – “Spanish 277 – Reading, Grammar, and Composition”
FutureLearn – “How to say the alphabet in Dutch”
Howcast – “How to Say the Alphabet | Spanish Lessons”, “How to Say the Alphabet in German | German Lessons”
LanguageSheep – “HEISSEN – to be called”
Learn German with GermanPod101.com – “How to Pronounce German Like a Native Speaker”
Portuguese Guru – “Alphabet in European Portuguese | Alfabeto em Português Europeu (Portugal)”
PronounceNames.com – “How to Pronounce Joaquin”
T3AM Production – “White Privilege” by Kyla Jenee Lacey
Vuxnas lärande Karlskoga Degerfors – “Uttal – Y”