“INTERMISSION” Exhibition – Hoàng Long Hải

“INTERMISSION” EXHIBITION – HOÀNG LONG HẢI
Gate Gate Gallery is pleased to present Intermission, Hai Hoang’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Featuring a new body of paintings, the exhibition begins with material experimentation: oil paint thinned with turpentine and oil-based medium to form translucent layers that bleed, pool, and settle in unpredictable ways across the canvas. Working with dilution and accumulation rather than density, Hai allows material behaviour to guide his imagery. Depth emerges through layering when each pass of paint leaves behind visual and emotional residue.

Intermission is a period of pause between acts in a play, a temporary silence before the story goes on. The title reflects a state of remaining rather than resolving, of staying with uncertainty, melancholy, and quiet attention without seeking immediate clarity. Hai’s figurines, landscapes, and observers coexist in Intermission. What emerges is a gentle insistence on presence: an invitation to pause, to attend, and to consider what we are willing to hold.
Words by Nguyễn Vũ Thiên An (Thea).
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“INTERMISSION” | GATE GATE GALLERY
– Open to the public: March 12, 2026 – May 05, 2026
– 10:00 – 12:00 & 13:30 – 18:00 / Tuesday to Sunday
– Gate Gate Gallery – 230/18 Pasteur, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
– Free admission