Into the Sea is a surrealistic narrative of separation and unity that is performed along the Nhat Le River that runs through the Le Brother's birthplace city. Nhat Le River was the site of several wars between the ancient imperial kingdom of Champa and the Vietnamese dynasties. It thus serves as a site that powerfully echoes the modern-day divides between Hanoi and Saigon, the North and South. This work is a continued exploration of the issues of national identity and divides, political histories and social memories that the Le Brothers' artistic practice is known for, and which present-day Vietnamese still grapple with. The Le Brothers are one of the pioneers of the contermporary arts scene in Hue, the ancient imperial capital of Vietnam. (Part of the text credited to Khairuddin Hori, from the Singapore Biennale 2013 catalogue write-up)
