Hạ-Lan Văn, (b. 2000) is a sculptor whose practice is inspired by the lives of materials, the capacity of tools, and the courageous and generous process of making. She is interested in how carving can be a process of improvisational choice-making, wandering, and clarification — how carving is a process to make sense of land and adopted wood.
Born and raised in Oregon, USA, Hạ-Lan graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2023. Hạ-Lan is currently based in Saigon, working with District Eight and Vietnamese craftspeople to create contemporary forms for home life with traditional craft and local material knowledge. She is a steward at 187 Our Studio, a communal place for DIY making in Chợ Lớn.
