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“A Body for What Cannot Be Held” This exhibition unfolds like a mind at rest. Eyes closed. Drifting through memory and sensation. In a space dimly lit and gently composed, works appear as if surfacing from the subconscious. There is no instruction here. Only presence. Each form emerges from a moment of touch. A record of contact with the earth. Cast directly into the ground and exhumed after time has passed. No two alike. Each holding the body and spirit of a specific place, season, and breath in time. This is not an exhibition of images or narratives. It is a passage. A quiet interior, designed to slow perception. To invite stillness. To let the work arrive. Softly. Silently. As memory does. Visitors are offered no immediate explanation. No titles. No direction. The work asks only for attention. And perhaps, reflection. Thank you again to everyone, from directly helping to visiting, you all brought this show to life. I hope this experience serves you all in the time to come, as it will for me. Till next time, Antiem Venue Courtesy || @kfishla Produced By || @ccashman.co Projection Support || @2heart2crash Production Assistant || @heezysoulchild

Blue Farm Residency + Gallery Show Notes Exhibition + Artist Statement This show emerged from a period of quiet observation during an artist residency in Northern Pennsylvania, in the final days of winter. The gallery, a former storage room in the back of a barn, was reimagined as a contemplative space, where the boundary between interior and exterior, decay and renewal, becomes porous. Composed of found materials and site-specific works, the installation reflects a landscape shaped by time, labor, and loss. The surrounding town, once vital with industry, now rests in stillness. Its presence is not erased, but softened, settling into the land like sediment, like memory. The work lives in a threshold. Between seasons. Between histories. Between forms. It does not aim to explain or preserve, but to hold. To offer a pause from narrative and a return to presence. I arrived without agenda. I cleared the space slowly, not to impose meaning, but to listen. I offered my presence, and the land responded. These works are the artifacts of that exchange. Not inventions, but conversations. A shared breath between body and landscape, between memory and matter. This is not a show about preservation. It is about what remains. The moment after something ends and before something else begins. Where emptiness makes space for what cannot be seen. Awareness, memory, and light. I am grateful. To Nick. To Blue Farm. And to the land that held me while I listened. Immense love, Antiem

Artifacts of Memory First Journey Through Japan Tokyo, November 15–16, 2023 During my time in Japan, I found myself in constant conversation with the world around me. Thoughts, feelings, and images were always moving through me. Most of them passed quietly. But now and then, something gathered itself clearly enough to become form. A gesture, a material, an object. This exhibition came together from those moments. I traveled from the forests of the north to the southern coasts, making work along the way in response to what I felt. Each piece carries the trace of a specific place and time, shaped by presence, instinct, and connection. These are not records of what was seen but of what was felt. They are small manifestations of memory, formed through contact with earth, self, and something larger. In that sense, Artifacts of Memory became a quiet archive. Not of destinations but of communion. Of listening. Of finding small ways to connect with the universe, with self, and with our bond through time. I arrived in Japan with no plan to create artwork. I came only to travel. But the more I moved, the more I felt called to respond. What began as simple gestures of presence slowly became a body of work. By chance, I walked into DesignShop on a Friday, introduced myself, and shared what I had been making. By Monday I was meeting with their team. Tuesday we installed the show. Wednesday and Thursday it opened to the public. Friday morning I packed everything up. That evening I flew home. It was my first-ever exhibition. And it happened in Tokyo. Fully unplanned, completely aligned, and deeply felt. Thank you to DesignShop for your generosity and care in making space for this work. And thank you to everyone who visited, listened, and spent time with the pieces. Your presence completed the experience. With gratitude, Antiem Venue courtesy || @designshop_jp

JOURNAL ENTRY ⬇️ Quiet the mind Center Breathe deeply Come into the moment Let go of attachment Here is where you belong Now is where you have always been Touch this earth Feel your self Light as you are The earth is more Infinite reverie Still lake Frozen heart Fiery spirit

I Bleed Tears, Evergreen. 28 February, 2025 - 2 March, 2025 Blue Farm, 40.65245° N, 79.05223° W 24in x 36in x 2in Cast Resin, Earth “Deep Exposure” ——— Dig through pine needles. Bleed into the earth. Look to the landscape beyond. Spring is on the horizon.

A Tender Heart Moves Slow 13 August, 2025 - 15 August, 2025 Mother’s Garden, 33.83056° N, 117.95312° W 13in x 17in x 17in Clay, Resin, Earth ——— To go beyond your senses, is a move closer to god.

Ometesenke Tea Ceremony In The Studio 11 January, 2026 11:04 Deeply rooted in the 16th-century teachings of Sen no Rikyū, Omotesenke (表千家) is often described as the most traditional and quiet of the three main Japanese tea schools. Unlike the thick, frothy foam seen in other styles, Omotesenke practitioners whisk thin tea to leave a small lake of clear liquid on the surface, a visual representation of serenity and restraint. This practice honors the philosophy of Wabi-cha, where beauty is found in simplicity, imperfection, and the natural state of things. It is an invitation to slow down and find depth in the understated details of a single bowl of tea. —— Thank you Wes for sharing your time in the tea room. It is so funny to reflect on the fact you flew all the way from Japan just to come back “home.” Where is home for you? I ask. Doesn’t matter. Wherever you define and find that is for you. Know I’m glad to receive you wherever you come from. Thank YOU! —— I would love to share this tea room with more of you, so please feel free to reach out to connect. We have been having tea, playing go, stretching, and just chatting about life. Would love to share that with whoever you are.

Winter Solstice, 2025. Private Reception, Surrounded by Loved Ones.

JOURNAL ENTRY ⬇️ Vignette of me Between moments Between land and sky Floating in the cosmic ocean Make impact Make amends Shape this moment Violence What is wrong and what is right Take me back to my childhood Let me play in the sand Take me to my death Let me rest in the ground Shout out loud to nothing I’m here to hear the ground break

“Untitled” 15 August, 2025 - 18 August, 2025 Mother’s Garden, 33.83055° N, 117.95313° W Clay, Resin, Earth ——— Maybe tomorrow, a poem will arrive. From a place far away, from here now. ——— From Mother’s Garden, First Collection.

JOURNAL ENTRY ⬇️ Wherever you go Whatever it is that you find You always carry it back with you Atleast that’s way it is for me Artifacts of a memory Places and things you’ve experienced That you can’t undo or unmake Our nature is to create Objects, memories it’s all the same Consequences of our being Manifest in different form Take care with where you go For what you see and touch Is now forever changed by your witness It seems inevitable The oncoming weight we must bear The older we become The more we see and touch Hope not for a lighter load Pray for a stronger Being to carry it

A Three-Day Equinox Gathering with Trang Trần @cupoftttea & An Tiêm Trọng Trần @found___me March 19–21 · Arts District, Los Angeles As winter turns toward spring, we gather through tea, sculpture, and sound, moving intentionally through the themes of release, transition, and renewal. Inside Antiem’s studio, designed with a dedicated tea room and intended as an open platform for community and creative practice. Antiem will be there each day to connect, share the work, and hold space with guests. Day 1 · Last Day of Winter Thursday, March 19 · 5–8 PM · Sliding scale $10+ Spend time with Antiem’s sculptures in a contemplative setting. Trang will offer non-caffeinated tea as a gentle companion for reflection. You’ll be invited to write something you wish to release, placed into the soil of one of Antiem’s ceramic vessels, made from the earth of his mother’s garden. Day 2 · Spring Equinox Friday, March 20 · 2–4 PM or 5–7 PM · $45 per ticket Vietnamese Tea Tasting with Trang. 3 curated teas & exhibition viewing. An intimate tasting on the day light and darkness meet in balance. Day 3 · First Day of Spring Saturday, March 21 · 2–4 PM or 5–7 PM · $45 per ticket Vietnamese Tea Tasting with Trang. 3 curated teas & exhibition viewing. Two small-group sessions celebrating the quiet renewal of the new season. 8 PM · Free Gathering: Sound + Potluck Sound by Calvin Ma @cma_era & Shu @shushuzt Artwork by Tuan Vu @tuan.vu.art · Courtesy of Make Room Los Angeles @makeroom.la To RSVP, link in bio or Venmo @cupoftttea with your preferred date and time slot. Each tea session is limited to 3 guests.