Art, to me, has always been a bridge — between worlds, cultures, and inner landscapes.I didn’t plan on buying art that day.
It was just a casual evening with some friends, discovering a new exhibition in a popular gallery in Saigon.
Yet as I stood before this moving watercolor piece, I felt something shift.
At first glance, it’s serene — tall pines, layered greens, a distant island.
Then you notice the 10 red plastic chairs — a staple of Vietnamese street life — quietly inhabiting this otherworldly forest.
The artist, Hoàng Anh, once said his red chair represents the tension between home and movement — the everyday meeting the extraordinary.
In that moment, I realized the piece really speaks to what I’ve been quietly building through 10 Nexus Global, and it inspired me to reflect on these questions:
✨ What does it mean to belong?
🌏 How do we carry the ordinary into the extraordinary?
💞 How do we connect across cultures?
🫱🏻🫲🏼 How do we lift one another higher?
For me, this piece mirrors my own journey — creating spaces where leaders, builders, and creators sit together, share stories, and connect across cultures and disciplines, learn, grow, and elevate one another.
It also reflects the dance between individuality and community — between being the host and the observer, the extrovert and the introvert.
We live in a world of constant motion — new projects, cities, ideas, spaces, and cultures.
Belonging is found through shared meaning and stories.
And powerful shared moments that remind us we’re not alone in our becoming and transformation.
Whether through art, music, storytelling, or gatherings, the most transformative experiences remind us of our shared humanity.
This acquisition for me not only marks a milestone in my journey as an entrepreneur, Vietnamese-French-American third-culture kid, coach, host, community builder, and young art collector.
It’s also a powerful reminder of why we build what we build: To honor our roots, reimagine our worlds, and keep elevating one another.
So I’ll leave you with a few questions I’ve been reflecting on:
– What does belonging mean to you, right now?
– How do you create spaces that invite others to feel seen, heard, and at home?
I’d love to hear your thoughts — reply, comment, or share a story that moved you. Let’s keep co-elevating through art, story, and transformational experiences.
Fun update: I’ve been quietly hosting gatherings, dinners, storytelling salons, and co-creating the next chapter of @10nexus.
Can’t wait to share more about this in October, the “10th month” of 2025 🙂
Together, let’s share our stories, water the roots that made us grow 🌱, and lift one another higher. 💫