Hier, wo wir sind

Bad Soden am Taunus, Thủy Tiên Nguyễn & Wanwen Zhang

Spirits disguised as humans, scholars who fall in love with them. Thuy Tien Nguyen and Wanwen Zhang draw inspiration from the tales of the Liaozhai Zhiyi—a manuscript of stories in which love transcends social and supernatural boundaries.

The water sources and healing fountains in the park become elements in which hidden truths lie concealed: sensuality, tranquility, and eeriness lie close together, as if something invisible were about to emerge. The sound of their multimedia sculpture is produced by instruments that utilize water, pressure, and gravity—the waterphone and watergong—transforming the idyllic landscape into a place of communal storytelling and mysterious encounters.

“Here, Where We Are – Virtual Art Around the Corner” is a project by the WAVA Collective, initiated by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain as part of World Design Capital 2026. In seven municipalities of the Main-Taunus district—Bad Soden, Eppstein, Flörsheim, Hattersheim, Hochheim, Hofheim, and Kelkheim—eight site-specific AR installations by eleven international artists expand the public space. Through the free WAVA app, available for iOS and Android, familiar places are made accessible as artistic sites around the clock: historical references come to light, and new narratives emerge. The project examines public space in the hybrid age and explores how digital interventions expand our perception of places.

The free WAVA app is available for download on iOS and Android via this link: https://www.wava.ar/

Thủy Tiên Nguyễn
*1993 Hanoi, Vietnam
Städelschule Frankfurt a.M., Prof. Haegue Yang (2024)
2025 „This is us“, Frankfurter Kunstverein
2024 RAY Triennale, Museum AnIewandte Kunst, Frankfurt a.M.
2022 Documenta 15, Stadtmuseum Kassel
2021 Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden

Wanwen Zhang
*Emeishan, China
Studium an der Städelschule Frankfurt a.M.
2025 Souffromage, Galerie Jean-Claude Maier Frankfurt a. M.
Kooperationsprojekte mit Thuy Tien Nguyen