Lam Buu

Lam Buu was born in BaoLoc, Lam Dong on the 20rd of Febuary, 1996. My early exposure to film sets ignited my passion for photography.

In my photographic practice, images are not only the embodiment of time but also an analytical tool, reflecting social structures, material realities and spiritual expressions. Like the greeting “good morning, midnight” – the intersection between light and dark, between reality and fantasy – each frame becomes a “duet” that opens up a space for subtle dialogue. Through observing human behavior, from public spaces to private spaces, as well as in changing indigenous spaces, I build a visual language to depict the complex relationship between matter and spirit, like a “functional sculpture” staged by light and shadow.
My work raises important issues of masculinity, sexuality and nationalism, opening up “decontextualized narratives” – stories that are both found and staged. In this process, I continuously employ decontextualization and deconstruction methods, thereby exploiting “unfinished actions” and “tense gestures” as a temptation of consolation. Each work, like a two-act play, reveals multifaceted roles – from the “flâneur” who observes, to the “hunter” who hunts for moments, and “un homme qui dor...

2014 - 2018
Studied Information Technology at Industrial Univerity of Ho Chi Minh city

2019 - 2020
My photography career began as an assistant to photographer Pham Tuan Ngoc in his Noirfoto Darkroom in Sai Gon

2020
Learned “Art Principles in Photography” and “Creativity & Art Processes in Photography” of Lilly Wong

2023 - 2024
Studied The Way of Seeing workshop in which producing photographic series at Matca with mentor Jamie Maxtone Graham to discover and find my own practice in photography.

2025
Received a scholarship for a certificate in advanced photography workshop under the mentor of Matthias Leupold, Weeteng & Phuong Hoang.

2020 Noirfotocontest – Analog Photography, Saigon
2023 Dalat Street Biennale, Da Lat
2024 Way of Seeing, Ha Noi
2025 Seeing you Berlin, Matca - Photography Art Space, Ha Noi