Featured • Trung Tín

Trung Tín is a photographer whose black and white work is devoid of any elements of vanity or ownership.

As the artist emphasizes, “Art belongs to everyone.” The main purpose appears to be evoking a clear and precise sense of comfort.

The beauty of Tín’s sceneries is not the lack of anxiety, but the tranquil idea that anxiety has never existed.

The monochrome gradient landscapes give an underscored sense of an alternative dimension in which consternation has never been a reality.

What strikes the most in these photographs is a strong sense of intention. There is nothing accidental in the composition, nor in the subject. Both seem to be chosen with great care and surgical precision.

Calm, comforting imagery evokes the atmosphere of childhood goodnight stories with happy endings and uplifting messages.

Read our “Tenderness” issue in full

In this debut issue, 16 artists from around the world took part in an editorial experiment where the theme emerged organically from the submitted artworks, shaped by what they had in common, and not predefined by editors.