Theresa-Xuan Bui

is an interdisciplinary poet working in performance, video, and sculpture.




SELECTED WORKS

together you’re home, now where are we?
as if our hands could hold the weight of promise
upon skin, upon stone
To Love So Freely,
Body Shop
Fweakiest Fwiday: A Gender Reveal Party
W(H)ELCOME
AAPIasinDDMS


SELECTED POETRY

Behind my boys’ backs, I dream of my boys, and falling in love
I’ll choose love every time
 TLDR; My poetry is bigger than your poetry
the intimacy of a distance
Going, Growing, We Go
I’m good at being self-sufficient
ATEASE
Ô ăn quan
upon skin, upon stone collection
Posturing

ARCHIVED 

I built a pool of gold so we’d always stay afloat
One with the prison, one with the promise, together we give each other form
FUBU
Untitled (Blue)
Basics with Bui: Learning the Letter E’s
Collective Ideation #5

PROCESS  JOURNAL

 Experiments in movement




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together you’re home, now where are we?

2024

together you’re home, now where are we? was an interactive performance presented on the opening night of the Tang Teaching Museum’s 2024 Spring Opening Reception.

The performance coincided with the Lunar New Year, known as Tết in Vietnamese culture, a time traditionally reserved for family gatherings, celebrations, and blessings. In the spirit of Tết, the artists gifted visitors with red envelopes containing poems, inviting them to respond with their own offerings. These responses, written on slips of paper, were left on an altar outside the exhibition space, allowing visitors to participate in an exchange of blessings, in keeping with the customs of the holiday.

Filled with cushions, candy, and the sound of a gong, the space invited visitors to pause and reflect. Red envelopes, containing poems from respected figures and reimagined Mad Libs versions of Theresa’s poetry, encouraged participants to create their own blessings. Performing as anonymous figures, the artists removed the typical performer/audience dynamic, allowing the space to exist as a collective moment of contemplation.