Quinn Ryan Mattingly
The Photographer Of Untold Journeys
For Quinn Ryan Mattingly, photography begins with attention. It is not only about composing a beautiful frame, but about entering a place with patience, understanding its rhythm, and allowing its people, spaces and stories to reveal themselves with honesty.
Florencia Chirino
The Artist of Poetic Spaces
For Florencia Chirino, painting begins before the first mark is made. It begins with walking, observing and allowing a place to unfold slowly. Based in Córdoba, Argentina, the visual artist builds a practice shaped by movement, proximity and the quiet transformation of landscape into image.
Daniel Garcia
The Architect Of Future Cities
For Daniel L. Garcia, architecture begins before buildings appear. It starts with territory, climate, movement and memory, shaping relationships between people, land and ecology. As co-founder of Vamos Concept in Ho Chi Minh City, he develops urban visions that connect planning, resilience, community and place into living systems for tomorrow.
Le Viet Ha
The Artist Of Intentional Optimism
In the work of Le Viet Ha, optimism is not simply a cheerful mood. It becomes a conscious way of looking at life, shaped through handwritten words, bright colors and small everyday moments. The artist creates works that invite viewers to pause, reflect and notice the brighter side of the world around them.
A Return to Home
When Flavours Become a Pathway Back to Memory
On 29 May, An Lam Retreats Saigon River invites discerning diners to embark on A Return to Home, an evocative culinary experience curated by Chef Nghiêm Minh Đức. More than a dinner, it is a journey through memory, where familiar Vietnamese flavours are reimagined through a contemporary lens while remaining deeply rooted in their origins.
 
Regent Phu Quoc
Vietnam’s First-Ever Spanish Gastronomic Showcase

On the sun-drenched shores of Phu Quoc Island, Regent Phu Quoc is set to unveil an unprecedented culinary celebration: An Ode to Spain, a week-long gastronomic journey that brings together two MICHELIN two-star chefs, Spain’s most respected culinary artisans, and the resort’s acclaimed culinary team for a landmark event unlike any previously seen in Vietnam.

Jack Clayton
The Printmaker of Hidden Narratives

Through hand-carved woodcuts and intricate illustrations, Jack Clayton turns Vietnam’s histories, streets and symbols into richly layered visual narratives. A British printmaker and illustrator based in Ho Chi Minh City since 2012, his work brings together the bold graphic force of European Expressionism, the compositional elegance of Japanese Ukiyo-e and more than a decade of close observation in Vietnam.

Claire Binkley
The Artist of Colourful Conversations
Through vibrant abstract compositions, Claire Binkley transforms colour, shape, and gesture into emotional landscapes of memory, joy, and self-reflection. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, the Dallas-born artist approaches painting as both an intimate exploration and an open invitation, allowing each canvas to become a space where personal feeling meets collective imagination.
Adrien Jean
A Photographer’s Passage Through Saigon
Through the lens of Adrien Jean, Saigon reveals itself not only through movement, colour, and architecture, but through the fleeting poetry of everyday life. His photography tours and workshops invite others to move beyond the tourist path and discover the city through light, human connection, and the quiet beauty of ordinary moments.
Ivan Shenevsky
A Symphony of Fragments
Through instinctive gestures, layered colour, and the emotional force of abstraction, Ivan Shenevsky transforms inner turbulence into visual rhythm. From music and video to painting and live performance, his practice unfolds as a personal search for freedom, memory, and reconstruction.