Born in Vietnam and raised in the United States, Tuan Andrew Nguyen has developed a multidisciplinary practice that bridges documentary filmmaking and sculptural assemblage. His work often investigates the fragmented consciousness resulting from war and expatriation, utilizing objects and archival materials to retrieve suppressed histories.

His signature approach involves the use of diverse media, including film, brass singing bowls, and embroidered tapestries, to explore the animistic qualities of objects and their capacity to hold memory. By interweaving factual records with supernatural or speculative elements, he creates poetic vignettes that address the long-term impacts of colonization and displacement.

Nguyen has received significant international recognition for his practice, including being named a MacArthur Fellow in 2025. His work continues to be featured in major global institutions, with recent solo exhibitions examining transnational historical links between Vietnam and regions across Africa, such as his presentation at the Zeitz MOCAA.