https://trungbao.com TRUNG BAO Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:15:08 +0000 https://trungbao.com en https://trungbao.com/Home Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:13:08 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Home https://trungbao.com/Voice-Gems Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:14:43 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Voice-Gems Reeps100 &amp; Trung Bao Voice Gems Project / 2021 - Present VISIT WEBSITE VOICE GEMS : 1000 YEAR ARCHIVE is a generative system and voice archive designed by award-winning artists and technologists Harry Yeff ( Reeps One ) and Trung Bao. Two artists collecting Earth’s most unique, remarkable and most vulnerable voices for the 1000 Year VOICE GEMS ARCHIVE. The 200 000 particle system harnesses the fingerprint-like features found in the human voice to generate digital one of a kind gemstones and physical sculpture. The project activity collects new works and researches how such artefacts can utilise digital preservation for the next 1000 years <img width="2601" height="1464" width_o="2601" height_o="1464" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65ca0f1bd597a07e2c46c4254438f46e9178db96721a23c1118d587e0adc79f1/Gallery-3.jpg" data-mid="205105281" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65ca0f1bd597a07e2c46c4254438f46e9178db96721a23c1118d587e0adc79f1/Gallery-3.jpg" /> The Archive also collects vocal phenomena, expanding to AI synthetic voices and the voices of critically endangered species, and institutional collaborations with The World Economic Forum Messages of Hope collection, Koenig Gallery, Francisco Carolinum Linz, Ben Mirin of National Geographic and The Berggruen Institute. <img width="2100" height="2800" width_o="2100" height_o="2800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b2a3e6c1968872474e512dbfcaa9c90048db6c4122ee1657e6b4152de3f6229/Harry---Trung.jpg" data-mid="193269953" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b2a3e6c1968872474e512dbfcaa9c90048db6c4122ee1657e6b4152de3f6229/Harry---Trung.jpg" /> <img width="2100" height="2800" width_o="2100" height_o="2800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a2befcf361091704f385d0bcd4744651e8c0c0be6378ce505f17e2123a7431e/Gallery-Gem-Crystal.jpg" data-mid="193266439" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a2befcf361091704f385d0bcd4744651e8c0c0be6378ce505f17e2123a7431e/Gallery-Gem-Crystal.jpg" /> Harry Yeff and Trung Bao are two of the world's leading vocal experimentalists today, both utilising an almost inhuman vocal range. As artists they have collected hundreds of vocal techniques from around the world, which informs their knowledge and deep appreciation of the incredible nuance that VOICE GEMS capture. Their voice-centred performance and artworks have generated a global following amassing over 100 000 000 views and global portfolio of arts and institutional partners. Exhibiting VOICE GEMS at Miami Art Basel 2022, Davos 2022, PROOF OF ART Francisco Carolinum in Linz. 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JANE GOODALL , WILL.I.AM , SIR GEOFF HURST, HERBERT W. FRANKE, FELIPE PANTONE, SOUGWEN CHUNG, REGGIE WATTS, KENNY SCHACHTER, LILY COLE, AITOR THOUP, PLATON, JESSE DAMIANI, NANCY BAKER CAHILL, DEJHA TI, ANIA CATHRINE, HANNAH MARSHALL <img width="2375" height="1200" width_o="2375" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/631aedd6a926b36ece2a478987fbbc2274ab3f20774cf218a38fcf54cbe7f5f4/Meta-museum-Press-Shot.png" data-mid="193278749" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/631aedd6a926b36ece2a478987fbbc2274ab3f20774cf218a38fcf54cbe7f5f4/Meta-museum-Press-Shot.png" /> Voice Gems META-ArchiveVIEW View a curation of selected VOICE GEMS in the VOICE GEMS : META - ARCHIVE digital exhibition space. <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca164f80d8cf0f2a3de514987ee7f3ecb24e482f79a2f1b5586278135ee4323e/W1-x-Voice-Gems-4K.mp4_snapshot_00.00.379.png" data-mid="193279878" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ca164f80d8cf0f2a3de514987ee7f3ecb24e482f79a2f1b5586278135ee4323e/W1-x-Voice-Gems-4K.mp4_snapshot_00.00.379.png" /> Voice Gems OXFORD Street exhibit seen by 7000 visitors VIEW At W1 curates London VOICE GEMS debut London show attracts 7000 attendees to Londons leading digital arts space. <img width="1920" height="1189" width_o="1920" height_o="1189" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ead66209af24001ebf1d53dd0bb99796cdb91c82c2444dc7c5c617be62543ac4/Frame-20.png" data-mid="193280239" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ead66209af24001ebf1d53dd0bb99796cdb91c82c2444dc7c5c617be62543ac4/Frame-20.png" /> Voice Gems collaboration with The World Economic Forum VIEW VOICE GEMS create messages of hope and the largest collection of digital art to feature at WEF Davos 2022. <img width="2100" height="1181" width_o="2100" height_o="1181" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50228cefc0785e5c1a3bff4c5034f2b44fa9128dbb7b1e916bd6a178dc614bfe/11_00000.jpg" data-mid="193280439" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50228cefc0785e5c1a3bff4c5034f2b44fa9128dbb7b1e916bd6a178dc614bfe/11_00000.jpg" /> The Worlds first voice generated physical stones.VIEW Utilising 3D print technologies and lab-grown voice generated forms. The very first VOICE GEM was created in 2018 from the laughter between two lovers and was used to replace a traditional diamond engagement ring. The project has begun producing collaborative VOICE GEMS collections, manifesting as large scale new-media, lab-grown physical pieces, installations, and sculptures. Notably Reeps100 and Trung Bao have produced rare pieces from recordings of loved ones who have passed on. ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/W1-Voice-Gems-1000-Year-Archive Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:45:43 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/W1-Voice-Gems-1000-Year-Archive Reeps100 &amp; Trung Bao VOICE GEMS : 1000 YEAR ARCHIVE exhibition Exhibition / London, UK / 2022 VIEW ARTICLE Harry Yeff and Trung Bao opened an immersive exhibition called Voice Gems: 1000 Year Archive across the interior and exterior of W1 Curates, London, presented by W1 Immersive. The exhibition was a collection of the distinct and vulnerable voices ever available on the planet Earth that had been preserved as individual gemstones. The new 400 square metre immersive gallery presented wall-to-wall digital gemstone artworks from a selection of the VOICE GEM archive, as well as a public digital display across the facade’s three floors of bespoke LED screens. The exhibition explored the preservation of the most remarkable, influential, and critically endangered voices, which encapsulated messages of love, death, hope, and legacy. <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19b3344adc84708a595dec3547d69af021bf66e0693c1c7c41769cbf351a483a/1.jpg" data-mid="193642109" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19b3344adc84708a595dec3547d69af021bf66e0693c1c7c41769cbf351a483a/1.jpg" /> Contributors to the archive from 2021 to 2022 included Ai Weiwei, Dr. Jane Goodall, Will.i.am, Sir Geoff Hurst, Herbert W. Franke, Felipe Pantone, Sougwen Chung, Reggie Watts, Kenny Schachter, Lily Cole, Aitor Throup, Klaus Schwab, Platon, Justin Aversano, Hannah Marshall, Jesse Damiani, Nancy Baker Cahill, Dejha Ti, Ania Catherine, and more. <img width="1156" height="1156" width_o="1156" height_o="1156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c52fbfea7a254403b38b9989eae9c3ef76590f2154fda4b07a21b5e7038169a8/Duo.jpg" data-mid="193644413" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c52fbfea7a254403b38b9989eae9c3ef76590f2154fda4b07a21b5e7038169a8/Duo.jpg" /> The duo believes that every voice comes with unique fingerprint-like metadata that can be used for human-centered generative design, and VOICE GEMS has paved a way for them to collect, highlight, and preserve these human and animal voices and vocal phenomena to share. "We had already replaced diamond engagement rings, preserved first and last words, and highlighted some of the most unique minds on the planet with voice-generated gemstones. People were seeking new ways to highlight our most fundamental human experiences with technology. VOICE GEMS was a new method of connection,’ said Harry.Trung agreed as he stated that their method created a new way for people to experience and connect with voices. ‘Highlighting, preserving, and amplifying unique, important voices along with the vulnerable ones through a medium that people could see, touch, and connect with through different senses was something very special,’ he added. VOICE GEMS: 1000 YEAR ARCHIVE ran from September 8th to 26th at W1 Curates in London." <img width="3943" height="645" width_o="3943" height_o="645" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b928331458c92c53d7ed8fc497d7c63f2c71495366c519e809ff5dec764bac4/logo-shop-base.svg" data-mid="193644559" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b928331458c92c53d7ed8fc497d7c63f2c71495366c519e809ff5dec764bac4/logo-shop-base.svg" /> “We can preserve things in new ways and the world will be filled with the digital ceremony. We want the viewer to think about what their voice may look like as a stone, and if they could preserve their voice as an object for 1000 years.” &nbsp; Reeps100 x Trung Bao&nbsp; <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cfedef5bb814da40d8dddb6cf7b17b64de507e3ff4fb667a44be33481730e0e/4.jpg" data-mid="193642112" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cfedef5bb814da40d8dddb6cf7b17b64de507e3ff4fb667a44be33481730e0e/4.jpg" /> Designboom Large-scale gemstone artworks made by human &amp; animal voices debut in london show VIEW <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca164f80d8cf0f2a3de514987ee7f3ecb24e482f79a2f1b5586278135ee4323e/W1-x-Voice-Gems-4K.mp4_snapshot_00.00.379.png" data-mid="193640514" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ca164f80d8cf0f2a3de514987ee7f3ecb24e482f79a2f1b5586278135ee4323e/W1-x-Voice-Gems-4K.mp4_snapshot_00.00.379.png" /> Hypebeast W1 Curates Presents 'VOICE GEMS: 1000 YEAR ARCHIVE' VIEW <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b06da54fe56fc7f9088dedb8aceb7864f82a314ba5b3a96124acd4b822b68a3/6.jpg" data-mid="193642114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b06da54fe56fc7f9088dedb8aceb7864f82a314ba5b3a96124acd4b822b68a3/6.jpg" /> Decoded Magazine Reeps100 to showcase world’s first sculptures made from human voices go on show in London VIEW <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddbdf2501039dd1f886ca149963f86d6ebf9acc28851974012b5095d01f4233c/5.jpg" data-mid="193642113" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ddbdf2501039dd1f886ca149963f86d6ebf9acc28851974012b5095d01f4233c/5.jpg" /> Stir World 'Voice Gems: 1000 Year Archive' underlines the possibility of digital memory &amp; ceremony VIEW <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b06da54fe56fc7f9088dedb8aceb7864f82a314ba5b3a96124acd4b822b68a3/6.jpg" data-mid="193642114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b06da54fe56fc7f9088dedb8aceb7864f82a314ba5b3a96124acd4b822b68a3/6.jpg" /> Aesthetica Digital legacies VIEW <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19b3344adc84708a595dec3547d69af021bf66e0693c1c7c41769cbf351a483a/1.jpg" data-mid="193642109" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19b3344adc84708a595dec3547d69af021bf66e0693c1c7c41769cbf351a483a/1.jpg" /> The Quietus Speech Recognition: The Voice Gem System Of Harry Yeff &amp; Trung Bao VIEW Credits Voice Gems Creators Reeps100 x Trung Bao Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAOLocation W1 Immersive PartnersW1 Curates ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/Voice-of-Hiroshima-Survivor-Trees Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:59:36 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Voice-of-Hiroshima-Survivor-Trees Reeps100 &amp; Trung Bao Voice of Hiroshima Survivor Trees Project / 2025 What you see here is a Voice Gem, it’s colour and form not generated from a human voice, but the voice of a very special tree. The clips and pops you hear are captured by Philip Clemo using a Hydrophone that captures the internal moving process of this being, exactly 75 years after the Hiroshima bomb was tragically detonated destroying all life. This tree was one of the first signs of life to re-emerge many years faster than expert predictions, overcoming the giant display of human destructive power that shook the world in 1945. Nature wins over all. The Voice Gems project continues to seek out and preserve precious, bold and vulnerable voices of Earth, and what is more precious than the many voices of nature.&nbsp; “Over 200 trees survived the catastrophic destruction of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, including a Weeping Willow less than 400m from the Hiroshima blast epicentre. These trees became known as the Hibakujumoku, ‘Survivor Trees’. Many are still alive today and continue to be a symbol of overcoming adversity. What might a tree have to say at the exact time of the blast 75 years earlier. We were keen to find out and the sound recordings used for this gem came from that time in early August 2020, made with highly sensitive sensors and hydrophones attached to the trunks and branches.” Voice Gem #1137 created in partnership with Philip Clemo and Thomas Moors for the 1000 year Voice Gems Archive. <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a50cea4a11887d3cf3613e146d9905b5c7e2996cc084807da24c286ac4138643/Logo-1.png" data-mid="246309196" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a50cea4a11887d3cf3613e146d9905b5c7e2996cc084807da24c286ac4138643/Logo-1.png" /> <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71906b6d6c3b6fe82d262eba5ac9c15d6d14b0149fdccd71a8f2fbcc39fcc9b3/Logo.png" data-mid="246309197" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71906b6d6c3b6fe82d262eba5ac9c15d6d14b0149fdccd71a8f2fbcc39fcc9b3/Logo.png" /> Credits Voice Gems Creators Reeps100 x Trung Bao Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAO CollaboratorsPhilip Clemo Thomas Moors Features Lumen Prize Victoria &amp; Albert Museum ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/World-Economic-Forum-Messages-of-Hope Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:23:18 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/World-Economic-Forum-Messages-of-Hope Reeps100 &amp; Trung Bao, World Economic Forum‘Messages of Hope’ Exhibition Project / Davos, Switzerland / 2022 VIEW THE COLLECTION In early 2022, The World Economic Forum commissioned Harry Yeff (Reeps100) &amp; Trung Bao to craft their largest tech-art exhibition to date, titled 'Messages of Hope.' This curated collection, featuring influential voices like Sadhguru, Rupi Kaur, and Dr. Jane Goodall, premiered at the Davos main Congress center. The exhibition explored the preservation of the most remarkable, influential voices, which encapsulated messages of love, hope, and legacy. <img width="1920" height="1189" width_o="1920" height_o="1189" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ead66209af24001ebf1d53dd0bb99796cdb91c82c2444dc7c5c617be62543ac4/Frame-20.png" data-mid="193369217" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ead66209af24001ebf1d53dd0bb99796cdb91c82c2444dc7c5c617be62543ac4/Frame-20.png" /> The VOICE GEMS project generates unique digital gemstones from voices. Each vocal recording is sent through the Voice Gems system of 200,000 particles, which are sculpted by assigned features such as volume, pitch and harmonics found in the data of each voice.The Voice Gems system is the culmination of 10 years of theory and research and development by Reeps100 (R100 Studio) and Trung Bao (Fustic.Studio). “The Human voice is one of the most powerful instruments we possess and represents one of nature’s greatest achievements. Today, with close to 8 billion voices worldwide and more than 7,000 identified languages spoken globally, never has it been more appropriate to celebrate the sheer breadth of the human voice. As we come together in Davos, for the first time in over two years, it’s important that all voices are given a platform to be heard.”Joseph Fowler Head of Arts &amp; Culture “The pandemic has brought far-reaching changes. In a world full of uncertainty and tension, personal dialogue is more important than ever.” Klaus Schwab&nbsp; Founder and Executive Chairman <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9163e66db9b041b7418fd80b4cf030fb527c48be2b478d46f0e8d762e23ad19d/photo-alfred-grand-25384bc13a5f6fa73d64.jpg" data-mid="193369918" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/9163e66db9b041b7418fd80b4cf030fb527c48be2b478d46f0e8d762e23ad19d/photo-alfred-grand-25384bc13a5f6fa73d64.jpg" /> Voice 1 Alfred Grand Organic Farmer, Entrepreneur and 100 Million Farmers Member - AustriaVIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d6571218c37ecd720531c3a16bdbb530da0d1faae1c9847bab216e09465fc58a/photo-david-hertz-a455bacae9305658ee0a.jpg" data-mid="193369920" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/d6571218c37ecd720531c3a16bdbb530da0d1faae1c9847bab216e09465fc58a/photo-david-hertz-a455bacae9305658ee0a.jpg" /> Voice 2 David Hertz Chef, Social Entrepreneur and Young Global Leader Alumni - Brazil VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8eb1f1f5a02e0fa48902cd57a7f7ca1cd3687e649f0a766b81c51d7476b69f69/photo-mikaela-jade-8fb08fe2795d8edde01d.jpg" data-mid="193369925" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/8eb1f1f5a02e0fa48902cd57a7f7ca1cd3687e649f0a766b81c51d7476b69f69/photo-mikaela-jade-8fb08fe2795d8edde01d.jpg" /> Voice 3 Mikaela Jade Tech Entrepreneur and Schwab Foundation Awardee 2021 - Australia VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a7918981c55aca1df8b3023b497eec19d1df9979c09cecf3ace5fa14331bdbbf/photo-shitanshu-dhakal-a5507f5ffe98935d67b9.jpg" data-mid="193369929" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/a7918981c55aca1df8b3023b497eec19d1df9979c09cecf3ace5fa14331bdbbf/photo-shitanshu-dhakal-a5507f5ffe98935d67b9.jpg" /> Voice 4 Shitanshu Dhakal UNICEF Youth Advocate - Nepal VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/080f08d7a31e6fc49bb3c16e917b7a6b78a4661b3c66d53f7301b865e96598cd/photo-alejandro-rene-daly-rivero-4173ae6530a193833325.jpg" data-mid="193369917" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/080f08d7a31e6fc49bb3c16e917b7a6b78a4661b3c66d53f7301b865e96598cd/photo-alejandro-rene-daly-rivero-4173ae6530a193833325.jpg" /> Voice 5 Alejandro René Daly Rivero Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, Activist and Global Shaper from Bogota Hub - Venezuela VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/39c8e2677767d1729e1c06f6867669a3de9e9361810b9b9e48fb8734dd21bdc9/photo-angelique-kidjo-2a28a6877f136669242d.jpg" data-mid="193369919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/39c8e2677767d1729e1c06f6867669a3de9e9361810b9b9e48fb8734dd21bdc9/photo-angelique-kidjo-2a28a6877f136669242d.jpg" /> Voice 6 Angélique Kidjo Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Activist - Benin VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef730ed3fc7919c63e898fa69e341399eb2bebbebeb19e6dedab5518f5fc0fc7/photo-huang-ruo-fdc63197dd53bdbf6fd4.jpg" data-mid="193369921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/ef730ed3fc7919c63e898fa69e341399eb2bebbebeb19e6dedab5518f5fc0fc7/photo-huang-ruo-fdc63197dd53bdbf6fd4.jpg" /> Voice 7 Huang Ruo Composer, Pianist and Vocalist - China VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35b1f6201e7f6777a934d7207327da3420eed2bd7fb9cf98affebc85f6cc545f/photo-jane-goodall-a2d70ea1a5aee2b241d1.jpg" data-mid="193369922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/35b1f6201e7f6777a934d7207327da3420eed2bd7fb9cf98affebc85f6cc545f/photo-jane-goodall-a2d70ea1a5aee2b241d1.jpg" /> Voice 8 Dr Jane Goodall, DBE World Renowned Ethologist and Conservationist - England VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09d37a8f48463860f44dcec73a15bf81044bca4ef0ae843f91ea178948948282/photo-rupi-kaur-5fc503f6ed8dec6ad8c1.jpg" data-mid="193369928" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/09d37a8f48463860f44dcec73a15bf81044bca4ef0ae843f91ea178948948282/photo-rupi-kaur-5fc503f6ed8dec6ad8c1.jpg" /> Voice 9 Rupi Kaur Poet, Illustrator, Photographer and Author - Canada VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da4dd52e7e083a2972f7ca707eadb9b725ba053b709008a24f99cc22f1dcfc27/photo-makhtoum-abdalla-9f068b5175479c8390c8.jpg" data-mid="193369923" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/da4dd52e7e083a2972f7ca707eadb9b725ba053b709008a24f99cc22f1dcfc27/photo-makhtoum-abdalla-9f068b5175479c8390c8.jpg" /> Voice 10 Makhtoum Abdalla UNICEF Youth Advocate - Sudan VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b66d3ccf5d2a224b0795151c5483fae94d8f342aac7900038ed4135ad4e6b4a/photo-olisana-mariner-160750edfc21111c3314.jpg" data-mid="193369926" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/9b66d3ccf5d2a224b0795151c5483fae94d8f342aac7900038ed4135ad4e6b4a/photo-olisana-mariner-160750edfc21111c3314.jpg" /> Voice 11 Olisana Mariner Public Speaker, Artist, Educator, Activist and Global Shaper from Apia Hub - Samoa VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4167b89c6d12935d06510628f4cd169431f8ec8807061b211cd5b1821bec2ba4/photo-will-i-am-b37e47e5fdae171e5992.jpg" data-mid="193369932" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/4167b89c6d12935d06510628f4cd169431f8ec8807061b211cd5b1821bec2ba4/photo-will-i-am-b37e47e5fdae171e5992.jpg" /> Voice 12 will i am Creative Innovator, Futurist, Entertainer and Technology Investor. Fourth Industrial Revolution Advisory Committee Member, Global AI Action Alliance - United States VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce2ddc04e24603690eb8d575acfd99be28f03e4cec33cbdd2847dc72242c21dd/photo-yogi-sadhguru-f853bd6782a7a2bde9c6.jpg" data-mid="193369933" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/ce2ddc04e24603690eb8d575acfd99be28f03e4cec33cbdd2847dc72242c21dd/photo-yogi-sadhguru-f853bd6782a7a2bde9c6.jpg" /> Voice 13 Sadhguru Mystic, Visionary and Founder of Isha Foundation - India VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16511d8279e535e20539244a2d43be5968bd8c79d99306f3f5b579c797d00b06/photo-ahmad-joudeh-f0484c24c4f266e6bea8.jpg" data-mid="193369916" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/16511d8279e535e20539244a2d43be5968bd8c79d99306f3f5b579c797d00b06/photo-ahmad-joudeh-f0484c24c4f266e6bea8.jpg" /> Voice 14 Ahmad Joudeh Dancer and Choreographer - Syria / Netherlands VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e9aac09a7e29b8c679dca97d325eb6cefe65c24a9714105f4cb4e91d48a181f/photo-melhim-bou-alwan-b8230605709ec08e9dab.jpg" data-mid="193369924" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/8e9aac09a7e29b8c679dca97d325eb6cefe65c24a9714105f4cb4e91d48a181f/photo-melhim-bou-alwan-b8230605709ec08e9dab.jpg" /> Voice 15 Dr Melhim Bou Alwan General Internal Medicine and Primary Care Doctor - Lebanon / United States VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5dc6c96d9395fa6910f5470b39eedc0fbd9e802efcecde19088777fc3ba5b8d/photo-sinead-burke-650b6eb8cb13a4253940.jpg" data-mid="193369930" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/d5dc6c96d9395fa6910f5470b39eedc0fbd9e802efcecde19088777fc3ba5b8d/photo-sinead-burke-650b6eb8cb13a4253940.jpg" /> Voice 16 Sinead Burke Educator, Writer, Public Speaker, Disability Advocate and Young Global Leader - Ireland VIEW <img width="400" height="400" width_o="400" height_o="400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/418f6804acc08124c341644d8ee6b47b785617e7d9f52dd24280fd74613d9bae/photo-susannah-rodgers-de60e8bd7549f932fb2e.jpg" data-mid="193369931" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/400/i/418f6804acc08124c341644d8ee6b47b785617e7d9f52dd24280fd74613d9bae/photo-susannah-rodgers-de60e8bd7549f932fb2e.jpg" /> Voice 17 Susannah Rodgers Paralympic Swimmer and Gold Medalist, Technical Adviser on Inclusion, Ocean Ambassador, Director, Speaker and Young Global Leader - England VIEW Credits Voice Gems Creators Reeps100 x Trung Bao Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAO, Fustic. PartnerThe World Economic Forums Voice ContributorsAlfred GrandDavid HertzMikaela JadeShitanshu DhakalAlejandro René Daly RiveroAngélique KidjoHuang RuoDr Jane Goodall DBERupi KaurMakhtoum AbdallaOlisana Marinerwill i amSadhguruAhmad JoudehDr Melhim Bou AlwanSinead BurkeSusannah Rodgers ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/Breath-Work-Live-Experimental-Voice-Visual-Art-Performance Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:49:54 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Breath-Work-Live-Experimental-Voice-Visual-Art-Performance Studio TRUNG BAO‘Breath Work’ Live Experimental Voice &amp; Visual Art Performance Performance / Vietnam / 2025 Breath Work is a solo voice-based audiovisual performance exploring voice as breath, vibration, and embodied language. Accompanied by generative visuals from Voice Gems and other voice-visualization practices by Trung Bao, developed with Harry Yeff (R100 Studio), the work was presented at the EU–Vietnam Sustainable Design Award 2025, Photo Hanoi Biennale 2025, and the ELLE Design Show in collaboration with ELLE Vietnam and 15 leading Vietnamese fashion designers. <img width="4860" height="3240" width_o="4860" height_o="3240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f44d8295542ce0c6cd64a786eda910267ddc2bf6dd3b865f45fa88b8196c8a76/251222_ELLE_NAMNGUYEN_1659.jpg" data-mid="246313195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f44d8295542ce0c6cd64a786eda910267ddc2bf6dd3b865f45fa88b8196c8a76/251222_ELLE_NAMNGUYEN_1659.jpg" /> Credits Creative Direction Trung Bao Music &amp; Performance Trung Bao Voice Gems Creators Reeps100 x Trung Bao Audio Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAO CollaboratorQuy Trong Do PartnersEU Delegation in VietnamEU-Vietnam Sustainable Design AwardELLEELLE DecorationBiennale Photo HanoiHanoi Department of Culture and SportsL’ESPACE ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/Asprey-x-VOICE-GEMS Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:58:21 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Asprey-x-VOICE-GEMS Reeps100 x Trung Bao, Asprey StudioAsprey x VOICE GEMS Exhibition / London, UK / 2025 Created for Asprey Studio’s Bee:wild Fundraising Exhibition in London, this work formed part of a charity exhibition and auction supporting Bee:wild, a Re:wild initiative dedicated to pollinator conservation. Presented alongside works by international artists responding to the urgency of ecological loss, Voice Gems by Reeps100 and Trung Bao transformed the hum of the endangered Red-shanked Carder Bee into a one-of-a-kind digital gemstone and a solid silver sculptural object crafted by Asprey’s master silversmiths. Developed through the Voice Gems generative system, the piece explored the luxury of preservation and the potential for non-human voices to be celebrated and translated into new material forms. As part of the broader Voice Gems practice, the work reflects an ongoing archive by Reeps100 and Trung Bao that gathers both human and non-human voices as digital and physical artifacts, giving lasting form to the sonic identities of the Earth. <img width="5998" height="4001" width_o="5998" height_o="4001" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fffbc2178a119cf12a2b7ee1e8e7a7f8d0f6f6122b2ea4d17c088c246ad9d48/Asprey-x-Voice-Gems-2.jpg" data-mid="246311006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fffbc2178a119cf12a2b7ee1e8e7a7f8d0f6f6122b2ea4d17c088c246ad9d48/Asprey-x-Voice-Gems-2.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="4000" width_o="3200" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1f6ff4e71ec282b45d457f5d719500c2293aab63f880779422f19749a111169/Asprey-x-Voice-Gems.jpg" data-mid="246311005" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1f6ff4e71ec282b45d457f5d719500c2293aab63f880779422f19749a111169/Asprey-x-Voice-Gems.jpg" /> Credits Voice Gems Creators Reeps100 x Trung Bao Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAO Physical Craftmanship&nbsp;Asprey StudioCollaboratorAndrew Kelly PartnersAsprey Re:wild ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/Hanoi-Creative-Design-Festival-2024 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:17:07 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Hanoi-Creative-Design-Festival-2024 Studio TRUNG BAOHanoi Creative Design Festival 2024 Performance / Hanoi, Vietnam / 2024 Trung Bao performed at the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Festival of Creative Design 2024, showcasing the innovative and creative spirit of his home city. Held at the iconic Hanoi Opera House, the event featured his new piece, Ke Cho (Free Market), a stunning collaboration with NSND Minh Chi (cheo drum), NSUT Nguyen Duc Muoi (tuong drum), and the ASP Choir. This performance highlighted the fusion of tradition and modernity, leaving a lasting impression on the audience. <img width="3072" height="2049" width_o="3072" height_o="2049" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67c13405bc5731a5df5ade91709e5d94c60f66241ae9171c98744f3f43899e14/Ke-ChoDSC05473-1.jpg" data-mid="246276381" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67c13405bc5731a5df5ade91709e5d94c60f66241ae9171c98744f3f43899e14/Ke-ChoDSC05473-1.jpg" /> <img width="3072" height="2050" width_o="3072" height_o="2050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d565064bc5e82f2a361bdc7eedd9a2b2242d25e268b89610ccc030ae55f6796/Ke-Cho_HHU9202-1.jpg" data-mid="246276378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d565064bc5e82f2a361bdc7eedd9a2b2242d25e268b89610ccc030ae55f6796/Ke-Cho_HHU9202-1.jpg" /> <img width="3072" height="2049" width_o="3072" height_o="2049" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b8395ce08b81dd3af0e11d75bb30161daaedbbd0f1ea910719ebd84131c96c6/Ke-ChoDSCF8351-1.jpg" data-mid="246276384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b8395ce08b81dd3af0e11d75bb30161daaedbbd0f1ea910719ebd84131c96c6/Ke-ChoDSCF8351-1.jpg" /> <img width="3072" height="2048" width_o="3072" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/771628e875479c915ac9909f701eeae64be1e176c8be8223d5db34e640bfef93/Ke-ChoDSCF8330-1.jpg" data-mid="246276383" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/771628e875479c915ac9909f701eeae64be1e176c8be8223d5db34e640bfef93/Ke-ChoDSCF8330-1.jpg" /> <img width="3072" height="2050" width_o="3072" height_o="2050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88b2f41181b3b49921bf4332f0f103f5e53e30858e1cd4543fa57c39a12ee0c4/Ke-Cho_HHU9157-1.jpg" data-mid="246276377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88b2f41181b3b49921bf4332f0f103f5e53e30858e1cd4543fa57c39a12ee0c4/Ke-Cho_HHU9157-1.jpg" /> Credits Creative Direction Trung Bao Production Studio TRUNG BAO Stage Design Len Ngan Performance Trung Bao NSUT Nguyen Duc MuoiNSND Minh Chi ASP ChoirOriginal Composition Written by Trung Bao Partners Len Ngan Hanoi Festival of Creative Design Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/Biennale-Photo-Hanoi-25 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:15:08 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Biennale-Photo-Hanoi-25 Trung Bao &amp; Mai Tuyet Hoa Biennale Photo Hanoi '25Audio Visual Performance / 2025 Produced by Studio Trung Bao for the Closing Ceremony of Biennale Photo Hanoi ’25, this project brought together live performance, new media art, and cultural dialogue within a gathering of embassies, local cultural institutes, curators, international photographers and artists, UNESCO representatives, and the wider public. At the heart of the presentation was Trung Bao’s live performance of original works, including Bach Nghe Ha Thanh — a cross-generational collaboration with nghe si xam Mai Tuyet Hoa, based on an original composition by Nguyen Quang Long, co-founder of Xam Ha Thanh. Developed from archival photographs of Hanoi by Daniel Roussel, Gibert Bertrand, Lily Franey, and Jean-Charles Sarrazin, the visual work transformed the city’s memory into a living organism of image, rhythm, and atmosphere, creating a dialogue between contemporary creative technology and the cultural soul of Hanoi. .anamorphic-image49, .anamorphic-image49 * { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; } .anamorphic-image49 img { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; object-fit: cover !important; display: block !important; } <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5430567c0629ed6d38a919dd9392a94a1ba99597033fef48d20ef72058cc68d/Bach-Nghe.jpg" data-mid="246336621" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5430567c0629ed6d38a919dd9392a94a1ba99597033fef48d20ef72058cc68d/Bach-Nghe.jpg" /> Credits Creative Direction Trung Bao Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAO Performance Trung Bao Mai Tuyet Hoa Song Written By Nguyen Quang Long Partners Biennale Photo Hanoi Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports L’ESPACE ︎ Projects https://trungbao.com/Herbert-W-Franke-Voice-Gems-Astropoeticon Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:07:52 +0000 TRUNG BAO https://trungbao.com/Herbert-W-Franke-Voice-Gems-Astropoeticon Reeps100 x Trung Bao, Herbert W. Franke Herbert W. Franke ‘Voice Gems Astropoeticon’Artwork series / 2022 - 2023 VIEW ARTICLE <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0b7ddcd6e1318ed3740d583218dc4d79339365119fbd5c8c6df27cd6a58c9a8/Herbert.jpg" data-mid="193652093" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b0b7ddcd6e1318ed3740d583218dc4d79339365119fbd5c8c6df27cd6a58c9a8/Herbert.jpg" /> In 2021, Herbert W. Franke and Harry Yeff started a conversation about the concept of VOICE GEMS and an audio-visual collaboration. Franke suggested using the lyrics of ASTROPOETICON because they are a minimalist and associative approach to language that could have been created by an AI. These lyrics were frozen as gemstones, the VOICE GEMS ASTROPOETICON, created by Herbert W. Franke, Harry Yeff, Trung Bao and an AI. (The first three 1/1s have been minted and collected in 2021.)The lyrics used for the VOICE GEMS ASTROPOETICON (DESTINATION IN UNCERTAINTY) belong to a cycle of 16 poems called ASTROPOETICON. Written by Franke in 1979 to be published in a book alongside artworks by German space artist Andreas Nottebohm, he voiced them on the occasion of his 80th birthday in 2007.Every voice is unique, and with that comes unique fingerprint-like data that can be used for bespoke and human centred generative design. Harry Yeff (aka REEPS100) and Trung Bao have developed a voice-centred generative system utilising data found in a human voice to synthesise the artworks’ form and colour. Features like pitch, resonance, harmonics and pace sculpt 200 000 particle data points in a simulated digital space. The VOICE GEMS series is a vibrant, unprecedented meditation highlighting remarkable and influential voices. Each VOICE GEM is added to the VOICE GEMS: 1000 Year archive. ASTROPOETICON DESTINATION IN UNCERTAINTY by Herbert W. Franke Destination in uncertaintysolar sail unfoldedride on the ion beamhome port: beyond space and timesensors, directed to the voidsignals from the dark fieldcircuits on holdice crystals in the cellsveins without bloodmemory wiped outthe past: obliteratedexistence between dream and deathwill there be an awakening?will there be any hope?in front: clouds and cosmic dustbehind it maybea galaxystar systems, sunsplanets bathed in warmth and light -wake-up call from the tapeuncharted territory!behind it, perhaps:a void <img width="1920" height="1440" width_o="1920" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf83be93c8338c3e111c91ed894613c8f26a39912b6c7d39d771c29a5af67832/ced97ab1df6541fff121eb02f3fe6eba6a0db4ed-2304x1728.jpg" data-mid="193652318" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf83be93c8338c3e111c91ed894613c8f26a39912b6c7d39d771c29a5af67832/ced97ab1df6541fff121eb02f3fe6eba6a0db4ed-2304x1728.jpg" /> <img width="1024" height="1024" width_o="1024" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c685dea485cf794e4a09b522db881221ede621c9f34398d44161881af1cc8864/38ee2aa0881eac34a9b5f5f1e73ba69a22a3bcd4-1366x1366.jpg" data-mid="193652249" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c685dea485cf794e4a09b522db881221ede621c9f34398d44161881af1cc8864/38ee2aa0881eac34a9b5f5f1e73ba69a22a3bcd4-1366x1366.jpg" /><img width="1920" height="1920" width_o="1920" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/224a426ba6fbeeb1a04477b14e63dda71a4d37ea4d1105eab4cfc09718a67687/888e571e9e8186182e5dc77fc1da8a1071f7e5a5-698x698.png" data-mid="193652451" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/224a426ba6fbeeb1a04477b14e63dda71a4d37ea4d1105eab4cfc09718a67687/888e571e9e8186182e5dc77fc1da8a1071f7e5a5-698x698.png" /> Herbert W. Franke (1927–2022) was a pioneer of computer art who anticipated the metaverse. For several decades, he separated three lives: the caver and scientist; the artist and curator; and the science fiction author. In the early 1950s, caving led him to experiment with light and technology. He kept his curiosity throughout his life; it was his drive to examine new technologies for their artistic potential. His pioneering spirit made him one of the first computer artists who was more than six decades ahead of his time. In 1979, he co-founded Ars Electronica. Franke has been called “the most prominent German science fiction writer” by Die Zeit, and a “short story fireworker” by the FAZ. In 2022, his first NFT Drop MATH ART sold out within 30 seconds on Quantum, and he was the headliner at the Tezos Booth at Art Basel with MONDRIAN, a work from 1979. Herbert W. Franke died on July 16, 2022, at the age of 95, leaving behind an extensive oeuvre. Presented by EXPANDED.ART in collaboration with art meets science – Foundation Herbert W. Franke and ELEMENTUM.ART on the occasion of Herbert W. Franke’s solo show CODED BEAUTY at EXPANDED.ART in Berlin. The art meets science – Foundation Herbert W. Franke will use their portion of the sales for a designated purpose: translating significant texts by Herbert W. Franke to English and making them publicly available. Credits Voice Gems Creators Reeps100 x Trung Bao Visual Production Studio TRUNG BAO In Collaboration withHerbert W. Franke PartnersEXPANDED.ART ︎ Projects