Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a standing human-shaped object illuminated by a bright flash at night.

This series photographs bodies, plants, and objects using the same direct flash, flattening distinctions between what is living, discarded, damaged, or still in use.

The series attends to the small, ordinary ways things persist: not through heroism, but through adjustment, wear, and continued presence.

Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a plant or branch structure illuminated against a dark background.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a person crouching near a dark body of water.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a discarded plastic chair illuminated in an outdoor urban space.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a shirtless person crouching beside an outdoor table.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of two bricks pulling down a sheet of tarpaulin in an outdoor urban space at night.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of broken outdoor benches illuminated on the ground.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of small bright berries or flowers on branches illuminated against a dark background.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a bare human back resting on a bed in a dim interior.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of water plants gathered on the surface of dark water.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of tangled cables or hoses lying on a tiled floor.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a quiet street at night with a small blurred figure beneath streetlights.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of fish moving inside a glass tank.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white close-up photograph of a human neck and shoulder marked by strong light and shadow.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a damaged wall with an opening revealing branches or structural elements behind it.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a patch of foam-like texture on a dark ground surface.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a woman seen from behind, with a tattoo visible on her upper back.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a small plant or branch lying on rough asphalt.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a person reflected in a dark window, surrounded by shadows of trees and plants.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a broken or patched section of pavement illuminated at night.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a cut tree trunk with small plants growing from it against a dark background.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a cracked wall surface marked by light, stains, and rough texture.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of a person lying in a hammock at night, with only part of the body visible.
Thảo Bùi, Everything That Tries, 2025, black-and-white photograph of large leaves illuminated from below against a dark background.

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