Delicate brass sculptures by Tuan Andrew Nguyen dangle from the ceiling of Norr Cohan Gallery’s front gallery space, their elegant, leaf and branch-like forms suggesting stylized plants. Collectively titled ‘Forest,’ each features an engraved 57mm brass artillery shell turned bell that has been crafted to produce sound at healing frequencies. Sourced from Quang Tri Province, near the former border between North and South Vietnam where a vast amount of unexploded ordinance remains from the Vietnam War, the sculptures also serve as introduction to a new video by Nguyen that considers history, healing and the spiritual realm. (On view in Tribeca through Dec 19th).
